The Whole Delivery

That's the question in the minds of many heading into the weekend of the release of "Bruno." And the consensus is, it's not. From the NY Daily News astute Liz Weitzman "Borat" came out at a time when immigration anxiety was at its peak, and Cohen deftly used his fumbling foreigner to unmask all manner of hypocrisy and prejudice. "Brüno" is similarly well-timed, given the contemporary debate over gay rights, and the best scenes remind us how provocative he can be. It's a safe bet that neither L.A. stage parents nor Southern wrestling fans will recover quickly from his assaults. Unfortunately, though, Cohen can no longer fool the average moron, and his written material lacks the danger of his fearless improvisation. And the final sequence - in which he proves his own star power without earning any laughs - finds him flirting with the sort of celebrity self-indulgence he's spent much of the movie spoofing. But the quality is very apparent.......

Bruno.

Good move by Universal. A needed move In the wake of Michael Jackson’s sudden death, a scene featuring LaToya Jackson in Sacha Baron’s Cohen’s new comedy “Bruno,” has been cut from the film prior to Thursday night’s Los Angeles premiere, Access Hollywood has learned. LaToya, Michael Jackson’s older sister, made an accidental cameo in “Bruno,” similar to one by Paula Abdul, where she was coaxed over to a home in Los Angeles for an interview with the fake Austrian fashion journalist. A source at Universal, the studio behind the film, told Access Hollywood that the scene in the movie with LaToya, which involves a Michael reference, was cut from tonight’s premiere out of respect for the family. The scene may also end up deleted when the movie heads out on general release in the United States beginning July 10, the source added . And they should do that as well.

Photo from MTV.com The story of the day in music is clearly how funny this incident was last night. And more people continue to believe (like myself) that Eminem wasn't in on this at all. If he wasn't, then maybe Nick Cannon was. I guest the start of music journalism has gotten to the point that what artists twitter on their pages is a main story. That's not a "sigh comment" or expressing disappointment with that, because there are a whole lot worse in music journalism. But it is what it is. New Fabolous video: Probably will be a big club hit for him, but the sells are another thing And Susan Doyle's fatigue story may go on for one more day. Hopefully.