Following the news that Sacha Baron Cohen, or at least his character from The Dictator, was banned from the Oscar ceremony by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, he has come back with a response. Taking to The Today as General Aladeen from the Republic Of Wadiya, Cohen issued a 1.5-minute video which begins on point then drifts to his afterparty plans with Brett Ratner as well as a list of his snubs for classic films like You’ve Got Mail Bomb. Check it out below as we secretly hope he’ll crash the red carpet.
Directed by Borat and Bruno helmer Larry Charles, The Dictator also stars Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, Megan Fox, John C. Reilly and J.B. Smoove, and hits theaters May 11th, 2012.