This John Doe has been hanging around Britney for the past few days. The nature of their relationship is unclear. I think he looks too clean to be her new bed toy, so most chances he’s an employee of some sort. Then again, you never know what kind of surprise Brit Brit is hiding in [...]
A New York businessman briefly shown during a scene in "Borat" hightailing away from Sacha Baron Cohen is suing distributor 20th Century Fox for using his likeness without his consent.
Filed June 1 in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, the lawsuit only identifies the plaintiff as John Doe.
The suit seeks unspecified damages for emotional trauma, with the plaintiff saying the 2006 mockumentary, whose full title is "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," caused him "public ridicule, degradation and humiliation."
A New York resident is suing the makers of Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan, claiming his civil rights were violated during his brief cameo. Jeffrey Lemerond, 31, has filed suit under the name John Doe, in a U.S. District Court, after he appeared in the 2006 movie running away in fear from Sacha Baron Cohen's Kazakh character Borat Sadiyev.[...] Read more!
Things may finally be looking up for Britney. Along with completing her program at rehab and being surrounded by the love and support of her family, there haven't been any ludicrous or salacious stories about the pop star in some days. Her lawyers are partially to thank for that last part, as they recently won an emergency injunction in London that will keep anymore details about her time inside the rehab facility from getting into the British press. Apparently there is a leak that right now has been referred to as "John Doe."
As expected, it's hard for the media to leave Ms Brit but in the meantime, this is good news for Brit. She needs as much privacy as possible as she continues her recovery process.
The South Carolina frat boys who filed suit over their depiction in "Borat" are just going to have to accept their place in history, because their scene in the hit film is there to stay.
After questioning precisely how inebriated the two plaintiffs were when they put their less-than-best face forward, a Los Angeles judge refused to order that 20th Century Fox excise their part from future theatrical and DVD copies of "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan."
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Joseph Biderman ruled Monday that John Doe 1 and John Doe 2 (as they are listed in court documents) failed to show a "reasonable probability of success on the merits" or that collecting monetary damages would not be enough to remedy the situation.
Meaning, what would cutting a few minutes of film really do for them?