Roy Moore sues Sacha Baron Cohen, CBS over sketch portraying him as a pedophile

The lawsuit said Baron Cohen’s show mocked him with a “false and fraudulent portrayal” that harmed Moore’s reputation and caused “severe emotional distress” to his family.Moore’s wife, Kayla, also is a plaintiff in the lawsuit, which also accuses the defendants of fraud and intentional infliction of emotional distress.WATCH: Alabama officials certify Doug Jones as Senate winner despite Roy Moore challenge

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CBS and Showtime did not immediately respond to requests for comment on behalf of the defendants.In the disputed sketch, Baron Cohen, disguised as a purported Israeli anti-terrorism expert Erran Morad, demonstrated what he said was a device for detecting pedophiles, which beeped when it came into Moore’s range.WATCH: U.S. politician denounces Baron Cohen TV guns prank as ‘sick fraud’

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Moore said he had been tricked into meeting Baron Cohen by being told he was receiving an award for his strong support of Israel, and that he never would have agreed to the interview in Washington, D.C., had he known that Morad was Baron Cohen.The lawsuit was filed in the federal court in Washington, D.C.