‘Very niiice!’: Kazakhstan adopts Borat’s catchphrase for tourism campaign Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat hails from the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan After the release of his first film in 2006, Kazakh officials were outraged at his depiction of the country as sexist, homophobic and anti-Semitic They are now using his catchphrase ‘very nice’ in a … Read more
The conservative One America News Network (OAN) is threatening to sue Sacha Baron Cohen after an actress posing as his daughter in the new Borat film ‘duped’ their White House correspondent into showing her around the presidential compound. Maria Bakalova, 24, on September 16 made it inside the White House with Chanel Rion, and was … Read more
Sacha Baron Cohen said the feeling was mutual after President Trump told reporters that he didn’t find the comedian funny following scenes from his new Borat movie leaving the White House in an awkward position. While aboard Air Force One Friday night, Trump was asked if he had seen the Borat sequel scene that showed … Read more
President Trump has lashed out at comedian Sacha Baron Cohen after his new Borat movie left the White House red-faced. The mockumentary film – titled Borat Subsequent Moviefilm – features multiple scenes in which the titular character’s daughter, played by actress Mara Bakalova, embarrasses Trump and his associates. In one scene, filmed last month, Bakalova allegedly manages … Read more
Sacha Baron Cohen has hit back at Rudy Giuliani’s claims that the Borat honey trap video is a ‘complete fabrication’, saying ‘heaven knows what he has done with other female journalists in hotel rooms’ – as scenes from the full film show him patting a young woman on her hip. The video, which is a scene from Baron … Read more