Kansas City's Hotel Phillips Takes Part in 'Bruno'...kind of

I haven't rushed to the movie theater to see Sasha Baron Cohen's, 'Bruno' and actually, I'll probablly wait until it hits a Redbox before I see it (if it makes it to Redbox?).

Kansas City press has been abuzz today as our local boutique hotel, Hotel Phillips got caught up in Cohen's antics. The unfortunate scene involved hand cuffs, a human pretzel, gerbils and some unsuspecting Hotel Phillips staff.

My question is, why would Phillips staff release their images for the movie? Did the producers lie about what they were filming again? If you remember, Cohen and his producers were sued by MANY people who were lied to and released their images for 'Borat'. Anything involving Cohen and hand cuffs just doesn't seem to equal a good situation for anyone (especially after 'Borat'), but it could equal a good PR move for Hotel Phillips....

From the Kansas City Star
From USA Today
From Hotel Chatter