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Sacha Baron Cohenhas upset yet another political figure.
Former Alabama Supreme Court justiceRoy Mooreis suing the 46-year-old comedian afterappearing onhis Showtime seriesWho Is America?
On the July 29 episode, Moore sat down with Cohen who pretended to be an Israeli security expert named Erran Morad to discuss the development of a machine that detects pedophiles.
“I’ve been married for 33 years. Never had an accusation of such things… Certainly, I’m not a pedophile, okay?” Moore said before exiting the room.
“This false and fraudulent portrayal and mocking of Judge Moore as a sex offender, on national and international television, which was widely broadcast in this district on national television and worldwide, has severely harmed Judge Moore’s reputation and caused him, Mrs. Moore, and his entire family severe emotional distress, as well as caused and will cause Plaintiffs financial damage,” the lawsuit states according to the outlets.
Although Moore did sign a release before going on the show, he alleges he signed it under false pretenses. He originally thought he was being brought on to accept an award for his support of Israel.
Ahead of the episode’s air date, Moorereleased a statement, which read “In February 2018, I was invited to Washington D.C. to receive an award for my strong support of Israel in commemoration of her 70th anniversary as a nation.”
“If Showtime airs a defamatory attack on my character, I may very well be involved in another,” Moore added.
Moore has denied the many accusations of sexual misconduct. One of the women, Leigh Corfman, alleged that Mooresexually abused her when she was only 14and he was 32.
Baron Cohen and Moore responded to PEOPLE’s request to comment further.
A Showtime spokesperson said in a statement to PEOPLE, “The press has been sent copies of an alleged complaint, yet to our knowledge, SHOWTIME has not been served. With that said, we do not comment on pending litigation.”
source: people.com
