http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged Sacha Baron Cohen en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 21:45:34 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/academy-awards-2012-the-dictator-dumps-ashes-on-ryan-seacrest-at-oscars/ Well, that's one way to turn heads on the red carpet. When Sacha Baron Cohen made his much-anticipated arrival on the red carpet Sunday night outside Los Angeles's Hollywood and Highland Center for the 84th annual Academy Awards, the Dictator star carried an unexpected accessory: a prop urn filled, tongue-in-cheek, with what he said were the ashes of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, who died last December. ]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2012 02:28:10 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/academy-awards-2012-the-dictator-dumps-ashes-on-ryan-seacrest-at-oscars/ http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/sacha-baron-cohen-rips-the-academy-youre-just-like-an-evil-dictator/ Sacha Baron Cohen is comparing the Oscars to a power hungry tyrant ... pointing out how the Academy has stripped him of his right to free speech ... just like his dictator alter-ego would do. Oh, the hypocrisy! SBC released a new video statement -- while in character as General Aladeen from his new movie "The Dictator" ... in which he says, "I am OUTRAGED at being banned from The Oscars by the Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts and Zionists.” ]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:57:08 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/sacha-baron-cohen-rips-the-academy-youre-just-like-an-evil-dictator/