Justin Seay
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Justin Seay is a former Chi Psi Vice President and graduate of the University of South Carolina who is notable for appearing in the Sacha Baron Cohen movie Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. In the movie, he and two Chi Psi colleagues make controversial comments involving minorities and women. He has also been identified as one of the two plaintiffs who sued various corporations and companies involved in the production and distribution of Borat.
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[edit] Role in Borat
In the movie Seay and his Chi Psi colleagues encounter Borat in the southwestern United States, where they pick up a "hitchhiking" Borat and proceed to consume what appears to be large amounts of alcohol with Borat. Borat encourages the group to discuss slavery and their desire for slavery to return to the U.S. During this discussion, Seay is quoted as saying, "In our country, the minorities actually have more power."
Seay is also seen to comfort Borat when Borat pulls out a copy of a pornographic home video of Pamela Anderson. Borat becomes visibly upset that Anderson does not appear to be a virgin after the trio is encouraged to watch the video.
[edit] Lawsuit relating to Borat
Seay, along with another anonymous plaintiff has filed suit against Twentieth Century Fox and three production companies involved in the production of Borat for fraud, rescission of contract, common law false light, statutory false light, appropriation of likeness, and negligent infliction of emotional distress.[1] The duo claims the makers of Borat duped them into agreeing to sign the release forms on false pretenses.
Documents filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court claim that before signing the release forms offered by the production crew, the three men were promised that the film "would never be shown in the United States," and that "the names of the University and Fraternity would not be made known." The documents further claim that the production crew took the trio to a local bar and plied them with alcohol before signing the release forms. The documents go on to claim that the production crew assured the men that the release forms were simply to waive liability of injury aboard the RV.
The plaintiffs claim they suffered "humiliation, mental anguish, and emotional and physical distress, loss of reputation, goodwill and standing in the community" because the movie was indeed released in the U.S.
