‘Who Is America?’: Sacha Baron Cohen Called Out By Sarah Palin For Trick Interview | THR News - video Dailymotion

Hollywood Journal

On Tuesday, Sarah Palin revealed that she was unknowingly interviewed by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen for his upcoming Showtime series, ‘Who Is America?’ Palin said she sat down for an interview thinking Cohen was a wounded U.S. veteran.

Transcript

00:00On Tuesday, Sarah Palin took to Facebook to reveal her disgust at being unknowingly

00:10interviewed by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen for his upcoming Showtime series,

00:13Who is America? The former Republican vice presidential candidate said she sat down

00:18for an interview with Cohen thinking he was a wounded U.S. veteran. Palin wrote,

00:30Palin went on to say that she and one of her daughters traveled across the country to meet

00:49with Cohen, who, she says, had heavily disguised himself as a disabled U.S. veteran,

00:53fake wheelchair and all. The former governor of Alaska further elaborated on what happened

00:58during the mock interview, writing,

01:00"...out of respect for what I was led to believe would be a thoughtful discussion with someone

01:04who had served in uniform, I sat through a long interview full of Hollywoodisms,

01:08disrespect and sarcasm, but finally had enough and literally physically removed my mic

01:14and walked out, much to Cohen's chagrin. The disrespect of our U.S. military and middle-class

01:18Americans via Cohen's foreign commentaries under the guise of interview questions was perverse."

01:24Palin then offered a challenge to Cohen, CBS and Showtime.

01:28"...donate all proceeds to a charitable group that actually respects and supports American vets.

01:32Mock politicians and innocent public personalities all you want if that lets you sleep at night,

01:36but how dare you mock those who have fought and served our country," she wrote, adding,

01:41"...truly sick."

01:43Palin further claimed that the Cohen's CBS Showtime production team purposefully dropped my daughter

01:48and me off at the wrong Washington, D.C. airport after the fake interview knowing we'd miss

01:53all flights back home to Alaska. Showtime had no comment when contacted by The Hollywood Reporter.

01:58Palin's post comes just days after the July 15th premiere date for Who is America, described by

02:02Showtime as, "...the most dangerous show in the history of television was announced."

02:06Said Showtime Network's president and CEO David Nevins of The Comedian,

02:10"...Sasha is a comedic genius who shocks you with his audacity, bravery and inventiveness.

02:15He is the premier provocateur of our time, but not for the sake of gotcha moments.

02:20Behind the elaborate setup is a genuine quest for the truth about people, places and politics."

02:25Cohen has also suggested that Who is America could target President Donald Trump and his

02:30now-closed Trump University. In a Twitter video shared on July 4th, Trump throws verbal jabs at

02:35Cohen from what appears to be the White House. After the words,

02:37Sasha graduate soon appear on screen, the video ends with the Trump University logo.

02:42Who is America? premieres Sunday at 10 p.m. Eastern on Showtime.

02:45For more on this story and to read Sarah Palin's complete Facebook post, head to THR.com.

02:50For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Lyndsey Rodrigues.

‘Who Is America?’: Sacha Baron Cohen Called Out By Sarah Palin For Trick Interview | THR News

Category

Transcript

Be the first to comment

Recommended