Month: July 2021

The comedian behind the "Borat" character is suing a Massachusetts cannabis dispensary that he accuses of using the character on a billboard without his permission. Sacha Baron Cohen is seeking $9 million in damages, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court in Boston.Baron Cohen's lawsuit said the billboard for Somerset-based Solar Therapeutics Inc. showed Baron Cohen posing as Borat with two thumbs up and the words “It’s nice!” -- one of Borat's catchphrases.It first appeared beside a Massachusetts interstate on April 9. “By use of the billboard, the defendants falsely have conveyed to the public that Mr. Baron Cohen has endorsed their products and is affiliated with their business,” according to the complaint filed Monday. “To the contrary, Mr. Baron Cohen never has used...

Charlie Robinson, a veteran actor best known for playing court clerk Mac Robinson on the NBC sitcom "Night Court" and makeup artist Newdell on NBC's "Buffalo Bill," died Sunday at age 75. Robinson died in Los Angeles at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center of cardiac arrest with multisystem organ failures due to septic shock and metastatic adenocarcinoma, Robinson's manager Lisa DiSante confirmed in a statement to USA TODAY. "Once referred to by Martin Landau as 'the greatest, underestimated actor in Hollywood,' Charles Robinson was the love of my life, husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather," his wife, Dolorita Noonan-Robinson, said in the statement. "He was truly the working actor’s actor, and of all his passions, his craft took center stage, with his family being the wind bene...

Netflix’s The Crown and Disney+’s The Mandalorian tied with the most nominations with 24 on Tuesday as the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards were unveiled. The noms, which come for a TV season that took place amidst the global pandemic, were announced by the Television Academy in a virtual ceremony hosted by Ron Cephas Jones and Jasmine Cephas Jones. Among platforms, as usual the fight is between HBO and Netflix, with the combined HBO and HBO edging the streaming giant in total noms 130-129. Disney+ saw 71 noms today while NBC was fourth overall with 46, a strong showing for a broadcast network in the age of streaming. The Crown, in its fourth season, is on an Outstanding Drama Series list with fellow previous nominee The Mandalorian as well as fellow Netflix buzz title Bridgerto...