14 DAY TRIAL // The Academy eventually lifted its ban on Sacha Baron Cohen, who was thus allowed to show up at the Oscars 2012 just hours ago, in character. Suffice it to say that General Aladeen made sure his moment on the red carpet would make history.
The instant word got out that the comedian would ditch plain clothes to show up at the awards as his character from his upcoming film, “The Dictator,” the Academy revoked his tickets.
Pressured by the press, Cohen's fans and Cohen himself, it eventually allowed him to show up – but E! host Ryan Seacrest (or Bryan, as The Dictator calls him) would have to pay for that.
Video of the most hilarious incident of the night is below, embedded at the end of the article.
Cohen strolled down on the red carpet in full military garb, with two gorgeous, military-clad women on his arms.
He stopped to speak to Ryan, to wish death on the West and to say how happy he was to be at the prestigious awards show especially since he'd brought along his dear friend's ashes.
He said he planned to spread them over the red carpet and on Halle Berry's chest, as his friend always dreamed. He ended up pouring them all over Ryan.
As the video shows, the E! star, who was on red carpet duty, was definitely not expecting something like that. In fact, it seems he takes a few seconds just to realize what happened – and he's not happy about it at all.
In the end, though, Ryan too sees the funny side in the whole thing, especially since fellow presenters Kelly Osbourne and Giuliana Rancic assure him that he should feel proud Sacha Baron Cohen chose him, out of all the presenters, to do this to.
Before he ruined Seacrest's suit, The Dictator was rejoicing that the Academy had given him his tickets back, issuing a statement to say the Zionists could never triumph over him.
“VICTORY IS OURS! Today the Mighty Nation of Wadiya triumphed over the Zionist snakes of Hollywood. Evil and all those who made Satan their protector were vanquished and driven into the Pacific Sea,” he said.
“What I am trying to say here is that the Academy have surrendered and sent over two tickets and a parking pass! TODAY OSCAR, TOMORROW OBAMA!” he added.
Now check out the video and drop us a line with your thoughts on it: did Cohen go too far or was this funny enough to excuse him for doing this to Ryan?
