Who is dictator at oscars

He was invited to the Oscars as a cast member of Martin Scorsese's multiple award nominee Hugo. There had been reports during the week that he had been forbidden to attend the ceremony after asking to arrive in character as Admiral General Aladeen - which the Academy denied.

In response, the comedian posted a statement to General Aladeen's Twitter account. What I am trying to say here is that the Academy have surrendered and sent over two tickets and a parking pass!

And after refusing to give assurances that he would not hijack the event, the controversial star has reportedly had his tickets to this Sunday's 84th Academy Awards ceremony recalled.

Method actor: Sacha Baron Cohen has been banned from the Oscars over fears he will attend dressed in character from new film The Dictator. A source told Deadline. T he actor had planned to walk the red carpet at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles this Sunday night as his The Dictator character General Aladeen before changing into a normal tuxedo for the rest of the ceremony.

Copy cat: Baron Cohen's billboard advertising for The Dictator features no words and is inspired by a picture of Saddam Hussein. Indulgent: The advertising campaign features a few pictures of The Dictator posing in comical surroundings.

The Dictator is Cohen's fourth film and tells the 'heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed. A spokesperson for the Academy told Deadline. The Red Carpet is not about stunting. They also told The Hollywood Reporter that he is not welcome in character and added: 'We have not banned him.

A spokesperson for Baron Cohen has yet to respond to requests for comment on his Oscars attire. Controversial star: The Dictator is likely to be one of Baron Cohen's most contentious movies to date. Looks familiar: Baron Cohen is bound to raise eyebrows and offend with his portrayal of General Aladeen who is described as a cross between Saddam and General Gaddafi.

Procession: Baron Cohen is paraded through New York on a camel in the controversial new film. It's not the first time Baron Cohen has run into trouble with the Academy.

In , he was dropped as a presenter at the Oscars, after he allegedly planned to poke fun at film Avatar by dressing up as one of its characters - a blue-skinned, female Na'vi - and revealing to the audience that 'she' was pregnant with Cameron's love child. Show bosses feared he would drive Avatar director James Cameron to storm out of the ceremony so they axed the sketch and Baron Cohen was dumped from his first ever Oscars appearance. Baron Cohen has made a point of dressing in his famous film characters on several high profile occasions.

Access all areas: The biggest night in Hollywood will not be overshadowed by Baron Cohen's new character. In a pre-planned stunt he was winched into the arena and lowered on to the face of an outraged Eminem. While the audience laughed at the incident Eminem stormed out of the show only for the singer to later reveal he was in on the joke. The British star was held by Italian police after a stunt during the filming of Bruno. The comic has also been subject to a number of lawsuits resulting from stunts set up for his movies.

Baron Cohen responded by releasing a video in character warning of "unimaginable consequences" if he was not allowed to attend. The comic was not kicked out by security guards after the red-carpet stunt in which he poured the purported ashes of Kim Jong-il over TV host Ryan Seacrest, but was allowed to head to his designated room to change. But in what might be perceived as a rather hefty snub, the comic slipped out of the venue and made his way to Vanity Fair's viewing party at the nearby Tower Hotel instead.

The mishap, which caused the outraged rapper to leave the ceremony, was later revealed as a hoax. This article is more than 9 years old.