December 06, 2007

Borat Sued By Onscreen Driving Instructor

By MTV.com

The one guy who seemed kind of charmed by Borat's antics in last year's Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan has joined the parade of people suing the fake Kazakh reporter.

According to Reuters, driving instructor Michael Psenicska's suit against the film's makers and star Sacha Baron Cohen claims that he was tricked into participating in a film that he was led to believe was a "documentary about the integration of foreign people into the American way of life."

Psenicska said he was paid $500 in cash to give Borat a driving lesson and described the experience as "surreal," saying Cohen drove erratically down residential streets, drank alcohol and yelled to a female pedestrian that he would pay her $10 for "sexy time."

Psenicska is seeking $100,000 in compensatory damages and additional punitive damages for being misled, and for the emotional harm he allegedly continues to suffer. Psenicska said if he had known the true nature of the film, he never would have participated.

The studio behind the flick said the suit had no merit and that Psenicska was a willing participant in the film.