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In December 2018, [[Deadline]] reported that at the time of the exposure of [[Harvey Weinstein]], Sacha Baron Cohen had filmed a concierge in [[Las Vegas]] who had offered to help him find a [[lawyer]] to assist with similar difficulties. Sacha Baron Cohen then asked whether the concierge could find him an underage boy as a date and the concierge agreed. His team turned his video footage over to the FBI "because we thought, perhaps there's a pedophile ring in [[Las Vegas]] that's operating for these very wealthy men, and this concierge had said that he’d worked for politicians and various billionaires." The FBI were uninterested.<ref>http://humansarefree.com/2018/12/sacha-baron-cohen-we-stumbled-upon.html</ref><ref>https://deadline.com/2018/12/sacha-baron-cohen-who-is-america-shocking-scenes-donald-trump-dick-cheney-sarah-palin-oj-simpson-golden-globe-nomination-interview-1202522910/</ref>
 
In December 2018, [[Deadline]] reported that at the time of the exposure of [[Harvey Weinstein]], Sacha Baron Cohen had filmed a concierge in [[Las Vegas]] who had offered to help him find a [[lawyer]] to assist with similar difficulties. Sacha Baron Cohen then asked whether the concierge could find him an underage boy as a date and the concierge agreed. His team turned his video footage over to the FBI "because we thought, perhaps there's a pedophile ring in [[Las Vegas]] that's operating for these very wealthy men, and this concierge had said that he’d worked for politicians and various billionaires." The FBI were uninterested.<ref>http://humansarefree.com/2018/12/sacha-baron-cohen-we-stumbled-upon.html</ref><ref>https://deadline.com/2018/12/sacha-baron-cohen-who-is-america-shocking-scenes-donald-trump-dick-cheney-sarah-palin-oj-simpson-golden-globe-nomination-interview-1202522910/</ref>
  
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In 2019, Sacha Baron Cohen spoke about "[[hate speech]]", calling for restrictions on [[free speech]], terming [[social media]] "the greatest [[propaganda]] machine in history".<ref>https://vosizneias.com/2019/11/24/sacha-baron-cohen-its-time-to-regulate-the-greatest-propaganda-machine-in-history-social-media/</ref>
 
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Revision as of 15:56, 25 November 2019

Person.png Sacha Baron Cohen   WikiquoteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(comedian)
Sacha Baron Cohen.jpg
Born1971-10-13
Hammersmith, London, England
NationalityUK
Alma materCambridge University/Christ's College
Children3
SpouseIsla Fisher

Sacha Baron Cohen is a UK comedian whose activities include the creation of outrageous fictional characters.

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In December 2018, Deadline reported that at the time of the exposure of Harvey Weinstein, Sacha Baron Cohen had filmed a concierge in Las Vegas who had offered to help him find a lawyer to assist with similar difficulties. Sacha Baron Cohen then asked whether the concierge could find him an underage boy as a date and the concierge agreed. His team turned his video footage over to the FBI "because we thought, perhaps there's a pedophile ring in Las Vegas that's operating for these very wealthy men, and this concierge had said that he’d worked for politicians and various billionaires." The FBI were uninterested.[1][2]

"The greatest propaganda machine in history"

In 2019, Sacha Baron Cohen spoke about "hate speech", calling for restrictions on free speech, terming social media "the greatest propaganda machine in history".[3]

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