Showtime is not
having Sarah Palin's lies about Sacha Baron Cohen's show
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Sacha
Baron Cohen isn't done with
Sarah Palin.
Following
Palin's claims that
Baron Cohen "duped" her into an interview for
Who Is America? by passing himself off as an American veteran with disabilities, "fake wheelchair and all,"
Showtime has released a statement calling out the "widespread misinformation"
about the show.
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"Baron Cohen did not present himself as a disabled veteran, and viewers nationwide who watched the premiere on Sunday can now attest to that," said the network.
The episode showed
Baron Cohen disguised as Dr. Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr., Ph.D. to interview Sen. Bernie Sanders. When Sanders asks if he lives with disabilities, "Ruddick" responds that he is not. Though Ruddick uses a mobility scooter, he explains that it's just "to conserve my body's finite energy."
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