Ayman Abu Aita

(Getty Images) Sacha Baron Cohen went on David Letterman 's show Tuesday night to make a rare appearance as himself instead of pretend fashion model Bruno. And while talking to Dave, he dropped a bomb about his sure-to-shock movie opening this weekend. He interviewed a real actual terrorist. Cohen said he wanted to do something in Bruno that hadn't ever been done in a film before. He wanted to show a comedian (himself) interviewing an actual terrorist. According to Cohen, he has a contact in the CIA (WTF?!) who couldn't help him find a terrorist, and finding one to interview proved a difficult task. ... Read Full Story

(Getty Images | Inset from Bruno ) Let the lawsuits begin! Sacha Baron Cohen 's shocking new satirical mockumentary Bruno conquered the box office over the weekend, and already someone is threatening a lawsuit. Last week, Cohen told David Letterman about his interview with a "real terrorist" who turned out to be Ayman Abu Aita . Cohen says he went to great lengths to interview an actual terrorist. He says he spoke with a contact at the CIA, hired private security and finally found his subject in the West Bank of Israel. But Aita disputes his characterization as a terrorist and says his involvement ... Read Full Story

It seems we have reached the point in which the Arab male has become so forcibly synonymous with the idea of a terrorist – in no small thanks to the media – that the reality has become inconsequential. To wit: Abu Aita, 44, from Beit Sahour, near Bethlehem, is described in the film Brüno as a member of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the armed wing of the Fatah movement. Promoting the film recently on the David Letterman talkshow in the US, Baron Cohen explained that finding a “terrorist” to interview for the movie took several months and some help from a CIA contact. He described ... Read Full Story

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