A Palestinian grocer who sued comedian Sacha Baron Cohen for $110 million for calling him a terrorist in his 2009 film Bruno has reached a settlement with the star. Ayman Abu Aitas lawyer announced that a settlement had been agreed upon in the defamation case on Thursday. Abu Aita was interviewed by Cohen for Bruno, a mockumentary in which Cohen plays an Austrian fashion journalist aiming to make peace in the Middle East. When Abu Aita appears on screen, he is labeled as a member of the militant Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade. Abu Aita said in his court complaint that when the actor interviewed him in character, he believed that he was speaking to a real journalist about peace activism. He said he was a Christian and "a peace-loving person" who had never been associated with the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade or any terrorist group. Abu Aita also said he never signed a release to appear in the movie. TV host David Letterman, on whose show Cohen appeared in character as Bruno, was also named in the lawsuit, which originally demanded $110 million in compensation. The details of the settlement are confidential, with Abu Aitas attorney saying the case was settled "to the mutual satisfaction" of everyone involved.
Palestinian grocer settles defamation suit against 'Bruno'
Ayman Abu Aita was described as a member of militant Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade in Sacha Baron Cohen's 2009 movie and filed a $110 million suit against him • Lawyer says case settled to "mutual satisfaction of everyone involved.
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