Sacha Baron Cohen`s Bruno slammed by gay activists

New York, June 22: Despite being marketed as a film lampooning America`s homophobia, Sacha Baron Cohen`s much hyped `mockumentary` Bruno has been slammed by gay right activists.The film got bad reviews during a special pre-release screening in Los Angeles with gay writer-director Mike White who has films like `School of Rock` to his credit saying, "I

thought I was going to throw up." Cohen who interestingly is a heterosexual man and has a child with fiance Isla Fisher has raised eyebrows in the gay community with his portrayal of Bruno, a flamboyant Austrian fashion reporter open about his homosexuality, reported New York Post online. The film is supposed to mock at the ignorance and intolerance of real-life individuals Bruno meets on his trip to the US, but the character has instead been accused of promoting gay stereotypes. Rashad Robinson, of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, said, "Some people in our community may like this movie, but many are not going to be OK with it." "When you see a Bruno clip in a room full of gay men, everyone laughs and it’s fine. When you see a Bruno clip in a room full of straight men, they`re all laughing, and it’s a different thing," said actor Peter Paige. Meanwhile Cohen is busy promoting the film in Europe and he chose the red light district of Amsterdam for a photo-call where he posed with semi naked male models in a suit which revealed a red thong. The actor had earlier grabbed headlines when he landed on top of Eminem dressed in a silver thong and angel wings during the MTV music awards, prompting the rapper to walk off spewing expletives. Bureau Report