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Republican leader brands Sacha Baron Cohen ‘pervert’ and threatens to sue over appearance in Ali G film

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Michael Aboud claimed he was misled into believing film ‘would be a documentary about the illegals crossing the border’

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  1. The Independent
    Republican leader brands Sacha Baron Cohen ‘pervert’ and threatens to sue over appearance in Ali G film

    Michael Aboud claimed he was misled into believing film ‘would be a documentary about the illegals crossing the border’

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  2. The Independent
    Republican leader brands Sacha Baron Cohen ‘pervert’ and threatens to sue over appearance in Ali G film

    Michael Aboud claimed he was misled into believing film ‘would be a documentary about the illegals crossing the border’

    Read on The Independent
  3. The Guardian
    Republican leader embarrassed by Ali G film says he plans to sue Sacha Baron Cohen: ‘A liar and a pervert’

    Exclusive: Michael Aboud, whose actions in what he believed to be a documentary are likely to come under considerable scrutiny, has expressed anger at the film-maker • This article contains spoilers…

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  4. The Guardian
    Ali G: Who Iz I? review – Sacha Baron Cohen’s high-stakes satire punches up and down with spectacular bad taste

    Baron Cohen’s live-ammo prankster is back, 20 years on, but has to battle with his own irrelevance in search of big laughs and the approval of a new generation • Exclusive: Republican leader…

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  5. The Independent
    Sacha Baron Cohen defends reviving ‘problematic’ Ali G character: ‘That’s the reason I resurrected him’

    There have been calls to boycott the satirical comedy, which is released later this week

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  6. The Guardian
    ‘A vehicle to expose prejudice, bias, and stupidity’: Sacha Baron Cohen defends Ali G as satire

    The actor defended his new film, Ali G: Who Iz I?, saying his aim is to bring people ‘face-to-face with the danger of fanaticism and conspiracy theories’ Sacha Baron Cohen has launched an…

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  7. BBC
    Ali G is back. But is the character past its sell-by date?

    Borat and Bruno creator Sacha Baron Cohen returns as Ali G, more than two decades after the release of Ali G Indahouse.

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