Bruno Gets Intimate With Eminem
At the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, Bruno (Sacha Baron Cohen's alter ego) used the power of gayness to drive homophobic rapper Eminem from the arena. Watch Slim Shady get acquainted with the fashionista's "Hodensack." Update: Was it staged?At the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, Bruno (Sacha Baron Cohen’s alter ego) used the power of gayness to drive homophobic rapper Eminem from the arena. Watch Slim Shady get acquainted with the fashionista’s “Hodensack.”
Update: Looks like the whole thing was staged, reports Entertainment Weekly.
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