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Man Who Taught the Stars to Clown Is Dead at 82
Man Who Taught the
Stars to Clown Is Dead at 82
obituary
Feb 11, 2026 1:50 PM CST

Man Who Taught the Stars to Clown Is Dead at 82

Philippe Gaulier shaped generations of performers with demanding methods

(Newser) - Philippe Gaulier built a career tormenting would-be clowns and comedians—and they flocked to him for it. The New York Times reports that the French teacher, whose students included Sacha Baron Cohen, Emma Thompson, Rachel Weisz, and Helena Bonham Carter, died Monday at 82 from complications of a lung infection,...

A Section in Rebel Wilson's Book Has Been Blacked Out

Sacha Baron Cohen's side calls the UK's redaction of allegations a victory

(Newser) - The UK edition of Rebel Wilson's autobiography released Thursday has the look of a redacted government document: A section apparently about Sacha Baron Cohen has been blacked out. An accompanying note says that content "can't be printed here due to the peculiarities of the law in England...

Actors Announce Game, Set, Match
Actors Announce
Game, Set, Match
Apr 5, 2024 4:45 PM CDT

Actors Announce Game, Set, Match

Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher reveal divorce in tennis-themed posts

(Newser) - Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher, who married in 2010 and have three children, announced Friday that they filed for divorce last year. The actors revealed the news in their Instagram stories with photos of them dressed to play tennis, HuffPost reports. "After a long tennis match lasting over...

Co-Star Wants Rebel Wilson to Drop Claims in Memoir

Sacha Baron Cohen argues chapter about him is false

(Newser) - Rebel Wilson apparently devotes an accusatory chapter of her upcoming memoir to Sacha Baron Cohen, a plan the actress said has escalated into attempts to "silence" her. Wilson had said earlier this month she was going to write about somebody she had worked with who was, essentially, a jerk....

Defamation Suit Against Baron Cohen Tossed Again

Roy Moore claimed comedian tricked him into interview

(Newser) - Update: An appeals court on Thursday rejected a $95 million defamation lawsuit against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen filed by former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, who said he was tricked into a television appearance that lampooned sexual misconduct accusations against him. The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals...

Baron Cohen Sues for $9M Over Borat Billboard

Actor says he's never used cannabis and would never advertise it

(Newser) - Borat creator Sacha Baron Cohen says he doesn't want the character to be used to advertise anything—especially not cannabis, which he says he has never used. The British actor is suing a cannabis company for $9 million over an unauthorized billboard on an interstate highway in Massachusetts featuring...

Sacha Baron Cohen: 'Too Dangerous' to Play Borat

Sacha Baron Cohen says he's retiring the character

(Newser) - If you're eagerly looking forward to the next installation of Borat, it's apparently going to be an eternal wait. Sacha Baron Cohen—the actor-comedian who created and played on TV and in two movies the satirical character of Borat Sagdiyev, a supposed journalist from Kazakhstan who often gets...

Sacha Baron Cohen: Zuckerberg Must Go, Too

'One down, one to go,' he tweets, along with a photo of Facebook leader and Trump

(Newser) - Sacha Baron Cohen made clear last year that he is no fan of Mark Zuckerberg, or any of Silicon Valley's leaders , for that matter. Now the actor—speaking as himself and not as his alter-ego Borat—is going after Zuckerberg anew. He tweeted a photo of the Facebook CEO...

That Borat Video of Giuliani Looks a Little Fishy

Some are suggesting that clip was deceptively edited

(Newser) - A closer look at the now-infamous scene involving Rudy Giuliani in the new Borat film suggests it was edited to appear worse than it was, writes Allahpundit at Hot Air . And he's not alone. You can watch the scene here . It shows Giuliani on a bed in the presence...

Borat 'Defends' Giuliani
Borat 'Defends' Giuliani
Oct 23, 2020 6:22 AM CDT

Borat 'Defends' Giuliani

Baron Cohen mocks Giuliani, Trump in Q&A

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani insists he did nothing wrong in a scene from Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, and he is being defended—by Borat. But it might not be a defense Giuliani welcomes. "I am here to defend America's mayor, Rudolph Giuliani," Sacha Baron Cohen says, in character as the...

Giuliani on That Borat Scene: 'I Was Tucking In My Shirt'

Trump's lawyer says he's being targeted for 'exposing' the Biden family

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani says there's a simple explanation to the apparently compromising scene from the new Borat movie in which he appears: "I was tucking in my shirt after taking off the recording equipment," President Trump's lawyer says. The scene, which the New York Times reports is...

Giuliani Appears to Touch Himself in Borat Scene

He was in hotel room with actress playing Borat's daughter

(Newser) - Spoilers for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm lie ahead. The review embargo for Sacha Baron Cohen's sequel has been lifted—and a scene in which Rudy Giuliani appears to touch himself is getting the most attention. The former New York mayor was filmed by concealed cameras when he went to a...

Holocaust Survivor's Estate Sues Over Borat 2

Judith Dim Evans was 'horrified' by her inclusion in mockumentary, says her estate

(Newser) - Borat is back—and here come the lawsuits. The estate of a recently deceased Holocaust survivor is suing the creators of the Borat sequel to have her interview pulled from the flick before its release on Amazon Prime next Friday. Judith Dim Evans spoke with actor-comedian Sasha Baron Cohen about...

Borat Is Back
Borat Is Back
Sep 30, 2020 3:15 AM CDT

Borat Is Back

Sequel to 2006 Sacha Baron Cohen film will be out before Election Day

(Newser) - Borat is back. Sacha Baron Cohen has filmed a sequel to his 2006 film Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan that Amazon plans to release before the election. The streaming giant confirmed Tuesday that it has acquired worldwide rights to the film, the AP...

Comedian Punks Alt-Right Rally With Crazy Sing-Along

Sacha Baron Cohen does his thing

(Newser) - Looks like comedian Sacha Baron Cohen infiltrated an alt-right event Saturday and sang a racist song that stirred up the crowd, Deadline reports. Cohen—who's known for going undercover in his Who Is America? show—took the stage in overalls and a fake beard at the Washington State Three...

Sacha Baron Cohen Calls Out the 'Silicon Six'
Sacha Baron Cohen
Calls Out the 'Silicon Six'
OPINION
Nov 25, 2019 10:45 AM CST

Sacha Baron Cohen Calls Out the 'Silicon Six'

He says Zuckerberg, 5 other tech execs hold too much sway over world's information

(Newser) - Borat actor Sacha Baron Cohen made a lot of headlines last week when he used a speech before the Anti-Defamation League to call out Mark Zuckerberg for allowing bigots to spread lies and hateful propaganda on Facebook. In a new Washington Post op-ed adapted from the same speech, Cohen again...

Sacha Baron Cohen Unloads on Zuckerberg

He says Facebook would have catered to Hitler if it were around in the 1930s

(Newser) - Sacha Baron Cohen has a plan to "save democracy"—one that involves putting an end to "the greatest propaganda machine in history." Honored Thursday by the Anti-Defamation League for his efforts to expose hate through comedy, Baron Cohen blamed tech giants Google, Twitter, and Facebook for...

Borat Claims New Victim: Pam Anderson, Kid Rock's Marriage

Sacha Baron Cohen says his movie, which Anderson co-starred in, did the couple in

(Newser) - The reasons why couples split up are often a complicated mixture of daily irritations and larger issues, but for Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock, there was one main impetus: Borat, USA Today reports. That's according to Sacha Baron Cohen, who appeared on an installment of the Daily Beast's...

Baron Cohen: Some Footage Was 'too Dark' to Air

The comic actor explains what happened in Las Vegas

(Newser) - Even for Sacha Baron Cohen, this was "too dark and wrong." While shooting his series Who Is America?, the comic provocateur filmed an encounter with a Las Vegas concierge that never made it on air, Newsweek reports. In an interview with Deadline , Baron Cohen says he was playing...

Roy Moore Wants $95M for Who Is America Stunt

He says his reputation has been damaged

(Newser) - Roy Moore has made good on his threat to sue Sacha Baron Cohen and Showtime over his appearance on Who Is America. The former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and failed US Senate candidate is seeking $95 million, Variety reports, saying he was tricked into appearing on the...

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