Academy denies Sacha Baron Cohen Oscars ban

British comedy actor Sacha Baron Cohen has not been banned from attending Sunday's Academy Awards, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Oscars warn Sacha Baron Cohen not to attend as Dictator

Sacha Baron Cohen has been warned not to turn up to the Oscars on Sunday as the Dictator, the British comic's latest alter ego and the subject of his forthcoming film.

Baron Cohen's "The Dictator" to advertise in Super Bowl

There is no shortage of money behind Sacha Baron Cohen's new film The Dictator. It bagged one of the world's most expensive advertising slots - during Sunday's Super Bowl.

Sacha Baron Cohen's preceding caper in the guise of a preposterous foreigner, Borat, was a hoot. Bruno isn't. The format of both mockumentaries is the same: we follow Baron Cohen as, in character, he dupes and outrages people. This time instead of a Kazakh reporter he's a squealing Austrian fashion expert, but too many of the jokes are puerile.

Sacha Baron Cohen joins 'Les Misérables' movie

Sacha Baron Cohen will join Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman and Helena Bonham Carter on the cast of the adaptation of the classic musical Les Misérables.

After years of being the butt of jokes as the home of Sacha Baron Cohen's excruciatlingly naff wannabe rapper Ali G, Staines has had enough. The Daily Telegraph reports that Spelthorne borough council has voted to change the name of the town to Staines-on-Thames in a bid to boost its image by focusing on its "Thamesness" like Richmond and Kingston do. "There's no doubt Ali G put Staines on the map - but for all the wrong reasons," said Alex Tribeck, chairman of Spelthorne Business Forum, which initiated the name change. "He put the stain in Staines."

'Genius' Sacha Baron Cohen makes Gaddafi: the movie

Sacha Baron Cohen, the star of Borat, based his character in The Dictator on Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, says his co-star Sir Ben Kingsley.

The Jewish youth group that made Sacha Baron Cohen

Mike Leigh was a member - and so were David Baddiel and Sacha Baron Cohen. How did a club for 'hippy Jewish scouts' become a hothouse for the entertainment industry?

Brian May: Sacha Baron Cohen is perfect to play Freddie

Queen guitarist Brian May says Sacha Baron Cohen is the best choice to play the band's legendary singer, Freddie Mercury, in the biopic due to begin filming this year.

Sacha Baron Cohen to star in film by Saddam Hussein

Borat and Brüno star takes on film of Zabibah and the King, a romantic novel reputedly written by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.