News! Sacha Baron Cohen was accused of participating in an attack on a gay cameraman at a gay marriage demonstration in Los Angeles back in 2008. The man named Mike Skiff claims he was at a Proposition 8 rally in 2008 when a crew from Cohen's movie "Bruno" arrived on the scene with an intention to "promote violent discord between the assembled 'yes' and 'no' factions."
The lawsuit was filed today in court... and supposedly, the members of the "Bruno" crew "carried 'Yes on Proposition 8' signs contrived for the sole purpose of inciting and sparking unrest to enhance the dramatic effect of what they may capture for their film." I know that these guys are a bunch of jerks just looking to get a rise out of people on film, but I think they might have went too far this time.
Skiff claims he began to shoot the "Bruno" team when they approached him. Apparently, they "violently confronting [Skiff] with the threat of being clubbed with wooden signs." Skiff says the alleged attack was designed to prevent him from filming the event.
Skiff claims he was shoved, pulled and wrestled by "Bruno." If it was all for a laugh, I could understand. Check out the video for yourself - do you think that "Bruno" was within his rights to pummel?
