Xephion
11-06-2006, 08:01 AM
Borat nicked my personality
Internet man says "I sue you"
TURKISH 'Internet personality' Mahir Cagri claims that Sacha Baron Cohen stole his Borat character from him.
Cagri, who hit the headlines in the 90s with his site www.ikissyou.org, which asked for women of the world to visit his native Turkey, "stay my home" and kiss him.
Writing to Wired, Cagri said he was thinking of suing. "All people know Sacha Baron Cohen imitate only me… He is stealing my character and giving bad message to USA people."
He might have a point. The two have a similar trademark moustache and seem to speak in a similar way. Take for example this quote from Cagri. "I can't forget party about me in San Francisco. Many people kissed me, took my signature, and took picture. America mix culture and big country, but people don't think about other people. They love their own life only and fun-sex-game-drink."
This is a quote from Borat. "Englishman must have a hobby. Some like to collect the stamp or make jam. But the most fun is to kill a a little animal with a shotgun or rip him up with a wild dog." Borat also seems to reflect Cagri's naive optimism. In the Wired interview Cagri said he was trying to find a US movie maker for his life story.
"I hope I can receive good offer from Hollywood and play my own life and share with my fans, Julia Roberts, Spielberg, David Bowie, or others, this movie."
Internet man says "I sue you"
TURKISH 'Internet personality' Mahir Cagri claims that Sacha Baron Cohen stole his Borat character from him.
Cagri, who hit the headlines in the 90s with his site www.ikissyou.org, which asked for women of the world to visit his native Turkey, "stay my home" and kiss him.
Writing to Wired, Cagri said he was thinking of suing. "All people know Sacha Baron Cohen imitate only me… He is stealing my character and giving bad message to USA people."
He might have a point. The two have a similar trademark moustache and seem to speak in a similar way. Take for example this quote from Cagri. "I can't forget party about me in San Francisco. Many people kissed me, took my signature, and took picture. America mix culture and big country, but people don't think about other people. They love their own life only and fun-sex-game-drink."
This is a quote from Borat. "Englishman must have a hobby. Some like to collect the stamp or make jam. But the most fun is to kill a a little animal with a shotgun or rip him up with a wild dog." Borat also seems to reflect Cagri's naive optimism. In the Wired interview Cagri said he was trying to find a US movie maker for his life story.
"I hope I can receive good offer from Hollywood and play my own life and share with my fans, Julia Roberts, Spielberg, David Bowie, or others, this movie."