British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen apologized to the people of Kazakhstan about Borat in the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actor admitted that the satirical image of Borat Sadeev he created has nothing in common with the real Kazakhstan, its culture and citizens. In a conversation with the host, the actor recalled that after the release of the first film of Borat, the Kazakh embassy sent an official complaint, and admitted that these complaints were completely justified, although he was outraged at the time. "I take this opportunity, people of Kazakhstan, to apologize. I can't speak with your accent. I don't even know what your accent is, my knowledge of Central Asian accents is limited. Please, Kazakh people, don't be offended, I respect your people and your culture," Cohen said. The actor said that Kazakhs look completely different from his character, who wore a mustache. According to him, the film had nothing to do with Kazakhstan, and the satire was about the ignorance of the people he interacted with during filming. "Those who were willing to believe that all this absurdity could happen in a place they had never heard of in their lives," Cohen said. He also said that the name "Borat", as well as the country he came from, changed several times. At some point, the fictional journalist could become Alexey Criclero from Moldova. The reason for the discussion about Borat was Sacha Baron Cohen's new film about another fictional character of his: the rapper Ali G. Borat appeared in the second trailer for the comedy, and speaking from fictitious government agencies - the "Kazakh Film Commission" and the "Language Department of Kazakhstan", criticizes Cohen, stating that both of his films do not look "Kazakh". Cinemas" and calls for the film to be boycotted.

British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen apologized to the people of Kazakhstan about Borat in the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actor admitted that the satirical image of Borat Sadeev he created has nothing in common with the real Kazakhstan, its culture and citizens. In a conversation with the host, the actor recalled that after the release of the first film of Borat, the Kazakh embassy sent an official complaint, and admitted that these complaints were completely justified, although he was outraged at the time. "I take this opportunity, people of Kazakhstan, to apologize. I can't speak with your accent. I don't even know what your accent is, my knowledge of Central Asian accents is limited. Please, Kazakh people, don't be offended, I respect your people and your culture," Cohen said. The actor said that Kazakhs look completely different from his character, who wore a mustache. According to him, the film had nothing to do with Kazakhstan, and the satire was about the ignorance of the people he interacted with during filming. "Those who were willing to believe that all this absurdity could happen in a place they had never heard of in their lives," Cohen said. He also said that the name "Borat", as well as the country he came from, changed several times. At some point, the fictional journalist could become Alexey Criclero from Moldova. The reason for the discussion about Borat was Sacha Baron Cohen's new film about another fictional character of his: the rapper Ali G. Borat appeared in the second trailer for the comedy, and speaking from fictitious government agencies - the "Kazakh Film Commission" and the "Language Department of Kazakhstan", criticizes Cohen, stating that both of his films do not look "Kazakh". Cinemas" and calls for the film to be boycotted.