Sony Pictures Entertainment is going after Republican front-runner Donald Trump in a new movie by giving a lookalike character AIDS.
"The Brothers Grimsby," which comes out March 11, includes a scene where an actor portraying Daniel Radcliffe is shot and his AIDS-infected blood lands in "Trump's" mouth. The U.K. Telegraph reported Friday that a London audience cheered after the scene.
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Sources within the industry told HuffPost Politics that Sony wanted producer-actor Sacha Baron Cohen to leave the scene on the cutting-room-floor, but was denied. Cohen allegedly struck a deal that gave him final authority over all edits.
"Studio executives are nervous about angering the famously vengeful and litigious Trump, compounded by the possibility of getting on the wrong side of the possible next president," the website reported.
A Sony spokesperson told the Hollywood Reporter on Friday that claims the studio was wary about the scene are "absolutely ridiculous."
Cohen also attacked Trump during a recent appearance "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
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"The only person who would ban Muslims is someone with a brain like a female chicken," Cohen said Dec. 9 while portraying his character Borat.
Trump wants to temporarily halt all Muslim immigration until the U.S. adopts a coherent strategy for dealing with Islamic terrorism.
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