Oscar Organizers Deny They Banned Sacha Baron Cohen From Doing Anything ‘Entertaining’

Thursday, 23 February 2012

Oscar Organizers Deny They Banned Sacha Baron Cohen From Doing Anything ‘Entertaining’

Actor *Sacha Baron Cohen* was geared up to go to the Oscars this weekend as the film he starred in this year, *Martin Scorcese*'s Hugo, was nominated for several Academy Awards. But not, a report has surfaced that the Academy is revoking Baron Cohen's ticket to the Oscars because he has threatened to show up dressed as his new character "The Dictator," a Qaddafi-esque Middle Eastern tyrant.

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Source: WAGA FOX 5 Atlanta, GA Sacha Baron Cohen was warned by the academy last week to not show up on the Oscar red carpet promoting your new film. So what did Cohen do? He showed up on the red carpet in costume shamelessly promoting his new movie "The Dictator."

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