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In the Sacha Baron Cohen movie Brüno, the character Brüno interviewed Palestinian Christian Ayman Abu Aita, who was portrayed in the movie as a leader of the militant group. The group released a statement to a Jerusalem-based journalist saying that it was “very upset” that it had been featured in the film.
Abu Aita insists that he was tricked into appearing in the film and that he has never been involved with the Martyrs’ Brigades. In an interview with Time, Abu Aita stated, "It is true that I was jailed in 2003...I was active in resisting the occupation, in non-violent ways." After a clip of the interview was played on the Late Show with David Letterman, Ayman called Baron Cohen a “big liar”. Abu Aita subsequently filed a $110 million lawsuit against Baron Cohen and David Letterman.
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