Shortly after a recent appearance on Saturday Night Live, Sacha Baron Cohen, the mastermind behind Borat, was attacked in-character on a street corner in NYC. While in-character, Borat approached a bystander on the street and reportedly said “I like your clothings. Are nice! Please may I buying? I want have sex with it”. It being New York City, the bystander attacked, punching Cohen repeatedly before none other than Hugh Laurie, AKA House M.D. came to his rescue. Thankfully Laurie was with Cohen as they were on their way for dinner together. As Cohen struggled to get back to his feet, Laurie pushed the attacker off Cohen and defused the situation. Cohen was reported to be badly shaken but not seriously injured.

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