Bruno producers remove LaToya Jackson’s cameo

September 28th, 2009 British funnyman SACHA BARON COHEN's movie BRUNO has been banned by authorities in Malaysia because it depicts "gay life". The outrageous film, starring Cohen as gay Austrian fashionista Bruno, was a success in the U.S.

August 6th, 2009 A treasure trove of unheard MICHAEL JACKSON recordings were removed from the King of Pop's estate by his sister LATOYA hours after the pop star's death in June (09). Hard drives containing new songs and unreleased tracks from Jacko's career were collected by his sibling - and now there's a fight between the Jackson family and the executors of the pop star's estate brewing over who will have the rights to remaster and release the tunes.

July 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - After King of Pop Michael Jackson's death, people have been wondering whether his sister La Toya's music career will also be very successful. La Toya Jackson, 53, has an upcoming album, due to hit the shelves in two months, but already her new single "Not Anymore" has registered a whooping 9 million plays.

July 19th, 2009 NEW YORK - Comedy star Sacha Baron Cohen says he will say goodbye to his Bruno character once he has finished promoting the movie. In his new big screen outing, Cohen plays a gay Austrian fashionista and he has stayed in the character for almost all public appearances and interviews promoting the movie, imdb.com reports.

July 16th, 2009 LONDON - British comedian Sasha Baron Cohen's new movie Bruno has been banned by authorities in Ukraine because they feared the comedy will damage the morality of locals. Bruno stars Cohen as gay Austrian fashionista Bruno and has been a success in the US and Britain.

July 13th, 2009 LONDON - Brit comedian Sacha Baron Cohen gave cinemagoers watching the New York screening of Bruno more than they bargained for, when he gatecrashed the movie. Cohen, 37, stunned fans when he stormed into Times Square's AMC Empire cinema as his gay Austrian fashionista creation, dressed in a silver uniform and revealing red thong.

July 9th, 2009 LONDON - A new version of film Bruno, with a scene featuring Michael Jackson's sister cut out from it, has been approved by the British Board of Film Classification. The scene, which showed fashionista Bruno forcing La Toya Jackson to eat sushi off the naked bodies of workmen, was cut after her brother's death on June 25.

July 1st, 2009 LONDON - Bruno, the alter ego of British satirist Sacha Baron Cohen, has called Madonna a 'transsexual child catcher'. The comedian used his character in the upcoming film 'Bruno' to hit out at the Queen of Pop, once a pal, during an interview, reports the Mirror.

June 29th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is 'uber-cute' - and even hotter than US President Barack Obama, according to gay fashionista Bruno. Bruno, the alter ego of British satirist Sacha Baron Cohen, declared his admiration for the Australian leader while on a visit to promote his self-titled film.

June 29th, 2009 Baron Cohen's Bruno falls for Australian PMSYDNEY — British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's new character has a thing for Australia's wonkish prime minister. Baron Cohen, once better known as the clueless Kazakh journalist Borat, has a new guise as a gay Austrian fashionista, Bruno.

June 26th, 2009 La Toya Jackson scene removed from 'Bruno' movieLOS ANGELES — The filmmakers behind "Bruno" have decided to delete a scene involving La Toya Jackson following her brother's death. Universal Pictures, which is releasing the comedy, said the decision came "out of respect for the Jackson family." The moment was first cut out of the movie's Los Angeles premiere Thursday night, which took place just hours after the Michael Jackson's death at age 50.

June 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Sacha Baron Cohen and his fiancee/actress Isla Fisher have put their wedding plans on hold, for the Brit comedian is busy promoting his new film 'Bruno', where he plays a gay fashion designer. The couple have been together for seven years and originally intended to get hitched in August 2006, reports the Daily Star.

June 19th, 2009 LONDON - Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson has claimed that she is such a big fan of 'Bruno'-comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's latest alter ego-that she has even named her son after him. Bruno is a fictional gay Austrian fashion reporter portrayed by Baron Cohen, who interviews unsuspecting guests about topics like fashion, entertainment, celebrities and homosexuality The 49-year-old British cook has two children Cosima, 14, and Bruno, 12, from her first marriage to the late journalist John Diamond.

June 18th, 2009 Baron Cohen's Bruno has military flair at premiereLONDON — Sacha Baron Cohen made a grand entrance Wednesday for the British premiere of his new mock documentary "Bruno," turning up in a skimpy variation of the uniforms worn by Buckingham Palace guards. The British comedian came in character as Bruno in a towering bearskin hat, a red military waistcoat and tight black shorts.

June 16th, 2009 Baron Cohen _ as Bruno _ poses nude on cover of GQNEW YORK — Sacha Baron Cohen strips down as his alter ego — Austrian fashionista Bruno — for the July cover of GQ magazine. According to the magazine, Bruno is the first subject to appear fully naked on the cover.