May 17, 2022
"Borat" star Sacha Baron Cohen has agreed to dismiss his $9 million lawsuit against a Massachusetts cannabis cultivation and retail business that plastered the character's image on a billboard without permission, according to a Tuesday filing.
December 06, 2021
The president of a Massachusetts cannabis cultivation and retail business must face a federal lawsuit brought after it allegedly plastered "Borat" actor Sacha Baron Cohen's face and a version of his copyrighted character's catchphrase on a billboard next to an interstate highway without permission, a judge ruled Monday.
November 18, 2021
A cannabis dispensary president hoping to escape a copyright suit alleging he plastered Sacha Baron Cohen's "Borat" character on a highway billboard without permission had admitted to playing a part in orchestrating the ad, the actor's lawyer told a Boston federal judge on Thursday.
September 14, 2021
The president of cannabis company Solar Therapuetics Inc. has asked to be dismissed from a copyright infringement suit brought against him and the company by "Borat" actor Sacha Baron Cohen for allegedly putting an image of the Borat character on a billboard without permission.
July 12, 2021
"Borat" star Sacha Baron Cohen filed a $9 million suit in Massachusetts federal court Monday against a cannabis dispensary that plastered an image of his character on its billboard without permission, saying he has never used cannabis and that the ad constitutes false endorsement and copyright infringement.