Sacha Baron Cohen wins legal fight against US politician

Sacha Baron Cohen has won a legal victory over a US politician who sued him (Yui Mok/PA)

Sacha Baron Cohen has won a legal victory over a US politician who sued him after being tricked into appearing in a TV sketch involving a so-called paedophile detector.

A judge dismissed Roy Moore’s 95 million dollar (£68.9 million) lawsuit against the British comedian and actor over a segment on the 2018 satirical series Who Is America?