Borat, a copycat?
11.09.2006
A Turkish man who briefly became an internet celebrity in 1999 has accused British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen of "copying" him using the Borat character.
Mahir Cagri, 44, is travelling to London to seek an apology and some of the profits from Cohen's surprisingly successful film.
Turkey's internet celebrity, Mahir Cagri, 44, poses with a dog in Aegean resort city of Izmir in this undated but recent file photo provided by him (AP) via CBC.ca
Read more in this link: Borat a copycat, former Turkish celebrity says
Labels: Internet
posted by Jdavies @ 11/09/2006,
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