Exception to the ruler
Stick to the script: Sacha Baron Cohen’s The Dictator abandons improv to follow in the footsteps of filmic fanatics. (Illustration by Steve Murray)
Sacha Baron Cohen covers Ryan Seacrest in Kim Jong-Il’s ‘ashes’ on Oscars red carpet
He promised controversy at this year’s Oscars and Sacha Baron Cohen certainly didn’t disappoint, providing one of the night’s greatest moments a full hour before the show even started.
Sporting full faux strongman regalia in a publicity stunt for his new film, “The Dictator” — the British comic actor created a huge red carpet stir after dumping what he jokingly called the ashes of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il from an urn onto TV presenter Ryan Seacrest. (Photos: E!/screengrab;Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
Sacha Baron Cohen arrives in character from his upcoming film “The Dictator” while holding a urn depicting North Korea’s late leader Kim Jong-il at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 26, 2012. (REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni)
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