Actor Sacha Baron Cohen apologized to the people of Kazakhstan for his role as Borat. On the podcast Happy Sad Confused, British artist Sacha Baron Cohen apologized to the citizens of Kazakhstan for his character Borat. According to him, the demands raised by the state embassy after the premiere of the first film turned out to be justified. At first he was outraged by the reaction of the diplomatic mission, but soon changed his mind. "Sorry," he said, emphasizing that he had great respect for the people of Kazakhstan. The comedian notes that the main idea of ​​the character of Borat was not to make fun of Kazakhstan. He created it to show how ignorant those are who believe in absurd stereotypes about a country they understand nothing about.

Actor Sacha Baron Cohen apologized to the people of Kazakhstan for his role as Borat. On the podcast Happy Sad Confused, British artist Sacha Baron Cohen apologized to the citizens of Kazakhstan for his character Borat. According to him, the demands raised by the state embassy after the premiere of the first film turned out to be justified. At first he was outraged by the reaction of the diplomatic mission, but soon changed his mind. "Sorry," he said, emphasizing that he had great respect for the people of Kazakhstan. The comedian notes that the main idea of ​​the character of Borat was not to make fun of Kazakhstan. He created it to show how ignorant those are who believe in absurd stereotypes about a country they understand nothing about.