Bruno brands Madge a ‘transsexual childcatcher’

October 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Queen of Pop Madonna has said that she hates being called 'Madge.' The singer revealed that she in fact left England because she hated the nickname, which apparently refers to boring middle-aged housewife. "That's one of the reasons I left England, so I don't have to hear the word Madge any more," the Daily Star quoted her as telling on David Letterman Show.

October 1st, 2009 MADONNA despises the nickname given to her by the British press so much, she couldn't wait to move back to New York City after her divorce from GUY RITCHIE. The Queen of Pop is regularly referred to as 'Madge' in the U.K.

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 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - John Mayer has written a joke on his Twitter page confessing his love for transsexuals. The 'Gravity' singer, who has been single since he split from Jennifer Aniston earlier this year, has joked that he wants to bed a transsexual, reports Contactmusic.

July 25th, 2009 LONDON - British tourists are flocking to Austria since the release of the controversial movie Bruno. Tourism chiefs say that hotel bookings in the capital Vienna are up 120 percent since the release of the film that stars comedian Sacha Baron Cohen as a gay Austrian fashionista, reported mirror.co.uk.

July 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Queen of Pop Madonna has refused to co-operate in an ongoing inquiry into the death of two of her crewmembers. Madge, 50, had been set to perform in Marseille, but had to cancel the concert after the stadium roof collapsed, killing two of her crew and injuring many others.

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 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.

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 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 19th, 2009 LONDON - Comic Sacha Baron Cohen has branded Queen of Pop Madonna 'a total slut'. Sacha, 37, has left a host of celebrities livid with his stunts to promote his movie, where he plays the character of a gay fashion designer Bruno, reports the Daily Star.

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.

May 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Madonna celebrated the first anniversary of adopting son David by throwing a racing-themed party. The Queen of Pop finalised the adoption of the Malawian three-year-old on May 29, 2008.