Sacha Baron Cohen's Ali G Character Wins Libel Lawsuit

April 22, 2009 1:58 p.m. EST

Los Angeles, CA (CNS) - Sacha Baron Cohen wins another lawsuit. A judge has thrown out the libel lawsuit a woman filed against the British comedian and his former show "Da Ali G Show."

The plaintiff, who has been referred to only as Jane Doe, claims in a lawsuit she filed in Los Angeles Superior Court that she was damaged during one of Baron Cohen's skit when he was acting as his Ali G character in 2004.

The sketch saw the comedian as Ali G interviewing author Gore Vidal about amending the U.S. constitution. Baron Cohen made a reference to an ex-girlfriend, saying she was always "amending herself."

The woman was described as a "b***h" and a "minger."

The lawsuit had been settled twice out of court, but the plaintiff pursued charges when Channel 4, which has the international license for the series, distributed the show to a wider audience.

Judge Terry Friedman dismissed the $800,000 lawsuit, saying no "reasonable person could consider the statements made by Ali G on the program to be factual."

He ruled: "To the contrary, it is obvious that the Ali G character is absurd, and all his statements are gibberish and intended as comedy. The actor, Sacha Baron Cohen, never strays from the Ali G character, who is dressed in a ridiculous outfit and speaks in the exaggerated manner of a rap artist."

"Ali G's statements are similarly absurd. Altogether, the program is obviously a spoof of a serious interview program. No reasonable person could think otherwise."