Sacha Baron Cohen has filed suit against a company who used an image of his “Borat” character to sell medical marijuana in Massachusetts.
According to TMZ, the comedian is suing Solar Therapeutics for allegedly using Borat’s face on their giant billboards. RELATED: Sacha Baron Cohen And Mark Ruffalo Call Out Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey For Allowing Antisemitic Hashtags The company also uses the words “It’s nice,” which is one of the character’s signature phrases.
In documents obtained by TMZ, Cohen said that he has no connection whatsoever to the company. RELATED: Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat Makes Surprise Comedy Club Appearance The actor also said that he doesn’t smoke marijuana “and would never join an ad campaign for pot.” RELATED:
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