Sacha Baron Cohen - as Borat - Gets Assaulted

November 13th, 2006

Santa Clara, CA - Sacha Baron Cohen was assaulted on the streets of New York City when he approached the wrong man to try a joke out on.

The incident took place after Laurie and Cohen appeared on the TV show Saturday Night Live. The Brit comics were on their way to a late dinner when Laurie suggested they visit a bar in Manhattan.

Cohen approached the passer-by on a New York street in character as Borat and said: "I like your clothings. Are nice! Please may I buying? I want have sex with it." Apparently the man did not find his joke funny and punched Cohen several times in the face.

Cohen, the star of the hit film, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," has the No.1 film in American this week.

A friend said: "Sacha couldn't resist playing the fool as Borat, but he picked on the wrong person. I guess this guy thought he was being attacked by someone unstable and lashed out. Sacha is very lucky he didn't get a much worse beating."