<![CDATA["Borat" Lawsuit Dismissed By Judge: It Was Journalism]]>

1.0 link 94733 <![CDATA["Borat" Lawsuit Dismissed By Judge: It Was Journalism]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/02/borat-lawsuit-dismissed-b_n_94733.html A judge has tossed out a defamation lawsuit brought by a businessman shown in the movie "Borat" as he is chased down Manhattan's Fifth Avenue by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen.

Federal Judge Loretta Preska says the term "newsworthy" -- defined in its most liberal and far reaching terms -- can be applied to the 2006 hit movie.

The lawsuit had sought unspecified damages for Jeffrey Lemerond, a Dartmouth College graduate and financial analyst.

Messages for comment left with lawyers on both sides were...

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