[fight_truth_decay]

...their legal team will have to show that they would not normally behave in this manner...

Can the power of intoxicants and/or the environment cause a 'temporary' change in one's persona?

"....mental states, induced by various physiological, psychological, or pharmacological maneuvers or agents, which can be recognized subjectively by the individual himself (or by an objective observer of the individual) as representing a sufficient deviation, in terms of subjective experience or psychological functioning, from certain general norms as determined by the subjective experience and psychological functioning of that individual during alert, waking consciousness. This sufficient deviation may be represented by a greater preoccupation with internal sensations or mental processes than is usual, by changes in the formal characteristics of thought, and by impairment of reality-testing to various degrees...." -Chuuk-Socio-Cultural Interpretation

CNN Money reports Borat , promoted as a "mockumentary", made $29 million in its' first two weeks internationally.

[El Conservador]

Lawsuits not going anywhere!!!

With his tradition of always responding in character (as Borat), and never as his real self (as Sacha Baron-Cohen), it might get interesting, but the lawsuits won't proceed.

[G8 Diplomat]

They banned this film in Russia. And the Kazakhs aren't so happy either.

http://stopborat.com/

[trumandogz]

In their complaint, the two men allege that the movie has caused them emotional distress along with injuring their reputation and standing in the community. Since the release of the film, both individuals have lost their jobs – one at a large corporation and the other an internship.

Baaaaaaawaaaaaaa!!!! That is even funnier than the Borat movie.

[Gondring]

Borat wreaked havoc on air, urgently telling the host and the viewers about his need to urinate and then proceeding to mention other sex acts.

"Urination and other 'sex acts'"...?! Hmmm...didn't know they went for that stuff in Mississippi! ;-)

[Williams]

Wow, was everything in the movie for real except for the two actors? If so, that film was a masterpiece.

[TChad]

People seem to be dismissing these lawsuits as frivolous, but I wonder if they might not succeed. There is no question that Cohen and his producers deceived their "actors." If the frat brothers were obviously drunk when they signed the release, as I gather that the film shows them to be, then they were not competent to sign.

[BossLady]

If consent forms were signed....then it's all good.

(See: 'Girls Gone Wild' shirtlifter lawsuits)

[Dog Gone]

Any level of intoxication obviates the signor's clarity of thought and judgment and invalidates the contract.

What law school did this guy flunk out of?

That assertion is patently false.