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Related: About this forumRyan Seacrest fails to see the funny side as Sacha Baron Cohen's fake dictator pours ashes of King J
Sacha Baron Cohen pulled off yet another audacious publicity coup to promote his latest movie, The Dictator, tonight.
Initially banned by the Academy from pulling such a stunt, bosses finally relented and allowed the British comedian to take to the carpet dressed as General Aladeen, who promptly tipped an urn containing 'the ashes of Kim Jong II' over a furious Ryan Seacrest.
Cohen was quickly bundled away from the angry E! presenter in an unceremonious fashion. But what he lacked in dignity he made up for in humour.
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Cohen's latest creation received the biggest cheer of the night, and made himself the hottest topic of conversation in a matter of mere seconds.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2106955/Oscars-2012-Sacha-Baron-Cohens-Dictator-pours-ashes-Ryan-Seacrest.html#ixzz1nZnOXgST
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Ryan Seacrest fails to see the funny side as Sacha Baron Cohen's fake dictator pours ashes of King J (Original Post)
dipsydoodle
Feb 2012
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RockaFowler
(7,429 posts)1. Ryan didn't look that upset
As a matter of fact he was laughing about it afterwards
trumad
(41,692 posts)2. HuffPo is such bullshit
Last edited Mon Feb 27, 2012, 07:21 AM - Edit history (1)
Their headlines never match up....
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)3. I agree...I thought he looked amused...nt
Goblinmonger
(22,340 posts)4. Cohen is a satiric and publicity genius.
And I'm sure Seacrest was in on it.
graham4anything
(11,464 posts)5. Monty Python did this a while back
Remember Monty Python doing something almost simliar with the ashes/urn of Graham Chapman and his ashes being accidentally dropped