Sacha Baron Cohen sued for $126m over Bruno

A man from Bethlehem is not seeing the funny side of Sacha Baron Cohen's film Bruno.

Ayman Abu Aita is suing the British star over his portrayal in the mockumentary which follows an un-politically correct Austrian fashion reporter.

A caption described Aita as 'Terrorist group leader, Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade'.

But the Palestinian grocer says he is opposed to terrorism and claims the film's depiction of him has ruined his life.

The father-of-four says he has received death threats since the film was released and was tricked into appearing in it.

Cohen stated in an interview on the David Letterman show in the US that his production team found this 'real terrorist' through a CIA contact.

Aita is suing for $126 million in libel damages, equal to half the film's profits.