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[Sharon007]

Michael Jackson: LaToya scene pulled from Bruno before US premiere

Death of Michael Jackson prompts Sacha Baron Cohen's spoof interview with sister LaToya to be pulled from film



The death of Michael Jackson forced a last-minute cut to Sacha Baron Cohen's comedy Br�no, which premiered in Los Angeles yesterday evening. As the news broke, a scene in which Cohen interviews the singer's sister, LaToya, was hastily removed from the film. Sources at Universal, the studio behind Br�no, said the decision had been made "out of respect for Jackson's family".

Br�no Release: 2009 Country: USA Directors: Larry Charles Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen More on this film The offending scene features Cohen, in the guise of Br�no, attempting to find Michael Jackson's phone number on LaToya's BlackBerry. After Br�no reads aloud what he claims to be the singer's number, an apparently enraged LaToya terminates the interview and storms off the set. Reports suggest that the scene will not be restored for its official release on 10 July.

Despite this concession, the Br�no premiere still appears to have thwarted fans' attempts to pay tribute to the singer. With Jackson's star on the Walk of Fame cordoned off ahead of the premiere, confused followers reportedly gathered around the nearby star of another Michael Jackson, a veteran LA-based radio commentator.

At 7pm, local time, Sacha Baron Cohen made his grand arrival atop a glitterball and straddling a cannon. The Br�no premiere took place at Grauman's Chinese theatre, just eight miles from Jackson's current resting place at the University of California at Los Angeles medical centre.

Source: Guardian

[magic]

omg, thanx God they still have so respect!

[SpencersGirlfriend]

I heard it was just for the premiere?

[magic]

SpencersGirlfriend, on Jun 27 2009, 08:56 AM, said:

I heard it was just for the premiere?

it doesn't matter, most important they are not making jokes about Michael

[SpencersGirlfriend]

magic, on Jun 27 2009, 01:59 AM, said:

it doesn't matter, most important they are not making jokes about Michael

It does matter. The premiere is for the stars of the movie and other guests. It won't be shown to them.

But what about when it hits theaters for the world to see. They never said they'd pull the joke for when the public gets to see it.

[Heidi]

The most tasteful to do it not to make jokes, at least not so close to the death.

In Denmark, Michael jokes have been removed from several shows. Good move, for once.....

[Sharon007]

Deleted Scene: LaToya Jackson in ‘Bruno’


In the days following Michael Jackson’s death, Universal Pictures made the quick decision to cut a bit from Sacha Baron Cohen’s comedy documentary Brüno that involved the pop performer and his sister LaToya. At the time, the studio said it was out of “sensitivity for the Jackson family.”

However, with the DVD hitting shelves next week (Nov. 17) and This Is It exploiting his death already, the deleted scene has surfaced. You can see why it was cut from the movie, though it’s not particularly funny either. An easy decision when there’s not much to lose from the omission.

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