Driving instructor to sue over 'Borat'

A driving instructor who appeared in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan has launched legal action against the filmmakers, claiming that he thought he was appearing in a documentary.

The US instructor was seen giving Sacha Baron Cohen's character Borat a driving lesson in the movie.

He was paid for his involvement in the film and he also signed a consent form allowing the production team to film him.

Michael Psenicska insisted he was told that the 2006 film was a "documentary about the integration of foreign people into the American way of life" and he claimed that he would never have taken part if he had known the true nature of it.

The Baltimore resident is seeking more than $100,000 (£48,860) in damages from Cohen, 20th Century Fox and other parties concerned.

Mr Psenicska said he should be handed the damages because his image was used to advertise the film.

But a spokesperson from Fox claimed that the legal action had been prompted by the movie's financial success after taking £127 million worldwide.

Several other people have tried to sue Cohen and Fox for their inclusion in the film.