Academy Awards producer Brian Grazer has announced that Sacha Baron Cohen will be on the red carpet dressed as General Aladeen from The Dictator, but he will be “part of the show… as himself.” It’s a surprisingly civil compromise, considering that just this morning, “Aladeen” was threatening the Academy with “unforeseen and unimaginable consequences.” But at the end of the day, everyone involved got exactly what they wanted: lots of free publicity. And that’s what’s most important.
