Baron Cohen sued for £74m by US politician

A US politician is suing Sacha Baron Cohen for £74 million alleging he was tricked into appearing on the comedian’s latest TV show.

Former Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore appeared on Who Is America? in July on the pretence of accepting an award for his support for Israel.

Instead, he was interviewed by Cohen in character as Colonel Erran Morad, who waved a “paedophile detector” at Moore.

When the device beeped, Moore stopped the interview and said: “I’ve been married for 33 years. Never had an accusation of such things. Certainly, I’m not a paedophile, OK?” In legal documents lodged in Washington 0 Sacha Baron Cohen faces Roy Moore TV show law suit

DC, Moore accused Cohen of portraying him as a sex offender. The lawsuit includes the production company behind Who Is America?, Showtime, and the show’s network, CBS. Moore, 71, was accused by nine women of sexual misconduct during his race for the Alabama Senate last November. He denied the allegations.