Michael Jackson scene cut from BRUNO

June 26th, 2009 at 03:14pm Will Pfeifer

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal has cut a Michael Jackson-related scene from BRUNO for the comedy’s Los Angeles premiere today.

In the scene, Bruno (Sacha Baron Cohen) interviews an unsuspecting LaToya Jackson and asks several questions about her brother, Michael. The scene had been shown at recent press screenings, and critics hadn’t singled it out as being especially offensive — but that was before Jackson died Thursday.

From the article:

“We decided to take it out for tonight, and we’ll reassess before the release whether to keep it out,” director Larry Charles said at the premiere’s afterparty. A spokesperson for Universal also confirmed that it had not come to any decision on future showings. 

The studio hasn’t announced whether or not it will include the scene in all prints of BRUNO.

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