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Showtime says Sacha Baron Cohen did not dress as 'disabled veteran'
The Hill ^ | 07/16/18 | Max Greenwood

Posted on 07/16/2018 8:41:44 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

Showtime and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen rebuffed former GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's claim that she was "duped" into a prank interview for the British actor's new series.

The network said in a statement on Monday that Baron Cohen conducted the interview for his new show "Who is America?" dressed as one of his new characters, Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr., Ph.D.

But contrary to Palin's claim that the character was intended to be a disabled vet, Showtime said that the show's premiere on Sunday proved that wasn't the case.

"There has been widespread misinformation over the past week about the character of Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr., Ph.D., performed by Sacha Baron Cohen on the Showtime comedy series 'Who Is America?'" the network said.

"Baron Cohen did not present himself as a disabled veteran, and viewers nationwide who watched the premiere on Sunday can now attest to that."

In the show's debut on Sunday, Baron Cohen conducted an interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), while in character as Ruddick. When Sanders asks whether Ruddick, who is sitting on a scooter, is disabled, Baron Cohen replies: "No, I don't, this here scooter is to conserve my body's finite energy."

In the statement, Showtime said that "Baron Cohen never presented himself as a veteran of the U.S. military to former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin during the booking process or during the filming of her interview, and contrary to her claims he did not appear in a wheelchair."

"In both the interview with Governor Palin and the interview with Senator Sanders, he did not wear military apparel of any kind," the network said.

Baron Cohen previously responded in character to Palin's claims on Twitter last week, posting a letter explaining that, while Ruddick was in the "service," he meant "United Parcel." He also wrote that he "only fought for my country once – when I shot a Mexican who came onto my property."


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Sacha Baron Cohens' Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr., Ph.D. parody twitter


1 posted on 07/16/2018 8:41:44 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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"while Ruddick was in the "service," he meant "United Parcel."

Utter crap!!

My father worked in the postal service and he never referred to it as the Service"

The service he referred to was about the years he did in the army in Korea.

Stupid man. Stupid network.
2 posted on 07/16/2018 8:48:34 PM PDT by RedMonqey ("Those who turn their arms in for plowshares will be doing the plowing for those who didnÂ’t.")
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To: yesthatjallen

seated on a scooter he is shocked that anyone who assume he NEEDS that scooter.

what a lying faggot


3 posted on 07/16/2018 8:50:18 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Spygate's clock began in 2015 - what did President Obama know and when did he know it)
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To: yesthatjallen

GTH
SBC


4 posted on 07/16/2018 8:50:57 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: RedMonqey

stalinists lie. always


5 posted on 07/16/2018 8:50:58 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Spygate's clock began in 2015 - what did President Obama know and when did he know it)
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To: yesthatjallen

It sounds like he misrepresented himself just the same. Lies of omission are lies nonetheless.


6 posted on 07/16/2018 8:51:24 PM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)
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To: RedMonqey

No no no .. he knows that he’s up sh!t’s creek here.

Parcel. Not Postal.

He’s such a yellow bellied bottom feeder that he carefully wrote that in anticipation of any push back.

He’s a nothing anymore. This guy is a coward of the nth degree.


7 posted on 07/16/2018 8:51:31 PM PDT by Celerity
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To: KC_Lion

Ping.


8 posted on 07/16/2018 8:51:40 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: yesthatjallen

Joe Arpaio got duped by Cohen too.

Even worse he got duped by the AZ GOP into the Senate race to block for McSallycain so AZ can maintain their TWO Amnesty Senators.


9 posted on 07/16/2018 8:51:59 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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>> explaining that, while Ruddick was in the “service,” he meant “United Parcel.”

lying faggot didn’t work for UPS either.

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10 posted on 07/16/2018 8:52:44 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Spygate's clock began in 2015 - what did President Obama know and when did he know it)
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What kind of communication did Cohen have with Palin? What kind of contract did they sign? She flew all the way from Alaska to DC for this interview. That is the question. She should release this information immediately if she was lied to.


11 posted on 07/16/2018 8:59:15 PM PDT by iowamark
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To: Army Air Corps; onyx; Abbeville Conservative; abigailsmybaby; afnamvet; alley cat; antceecee; ...
Thank You for the ping Army Air Corps.

To Sarah's List.

Whatever you say Showtime.


12 posted on 07/16/2018 9:02:57 PM PDT by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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To: KC_Lion

Thanks for the ping.


13 posted on 07/16/2018 9:05:53 PM PDT by beaversmom
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To: yesthatjallen

Let’s say you went as a foreigner to Israel, posing as a disabled IDF trooper, say from the Golani Brigade:

How would the average Israeli feel about that..?

Would their feelings be better or worse if your aim was to lampoon a personality nationally recognized as having an outsized concern for the welfare of vets..?


14 posted on 07/16/2018 9:08:22 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: yesthatjallen

I watched the season opener. The segment with Sanders really was pretty funny. The 2nd segment was humorous, but I couldn’t get through the third because it was disgustingly vulgar. It was outrageous, to be sure, but his make-up was really pretty amazing.

I won’t watch the show again.


15 posted on 07/16/2018 9:14:16 PM PDT by be-baw (still seeking...)
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To: a fool in paradise

Is saying “I was in the service.” against the law or is it fraud?


16 posted on 07/16/2018 9:40:22 PM PDT by Blue House Sue
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To: yesthatjallen

“”Baron Cohen did not present himself as a disabled veteran, and viewers nationwide who watched the premiere on Sunday can now attest to that.”

like they couldn’t have edited a part out or otherwise changed it?


17 posted on 07/16/2018 9:53:57 PM PDT by b4me (God Bless the USA)
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How about we just club the truth out of Sacha like a baby Harp seal?

I'm down with that.

18 posted on 07/16/2018 10:27:38 PM PDT by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
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To: b4me

seeking publicity. don’t give them any.


19 posted on 07/16/2018 10:28:47 PM PDT by MAGAthon
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To: yesthatjallen

Every one of Sacha’s films is based on deceit, all for laughs.

I believe Sarah.


20 posted on 07/16/2018 11:46:43 PM PDT by Heart of Georgia
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