{"id":1974069,"date":"2023-07-15T17:02:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T21:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-time-sacha-baron-cohen-cut-interview-from-comedy-series-and-sent-it-to-fbi-too-dark-and-wrong\/"},"modified":"2023-07-15T17:03:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T21:03:58","slug":"the-time-sacha-baron-cohen-cut-interview-from-comedy-series-and-sent-it-to-fbi-too-dark-and-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-time-sacha-baron-cohen-cut-interview-from-comedy-series-and-sent-it-to-fbi-too-dark-and-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacha Baron Cohen sent FBI a cut interview from comedy series, deeming it &#8216;too dark and wrong&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-time-sacha-baron-cohen-cut-interview-from-comedy-series-and-sent-it-to-fbi-too-dark-and-wrong%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1974069&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Time Sacha Baron Cohen Cut Interview from Comedy Series and Sent It to FBI: &#8216;Too Dark and Wrong&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen is known for going to outlandish lengths to produce what he has referred to as \u201cextreme comedy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But one segment he taped in 2018 went so far that he contacted the FBI about an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-labor-secretary-stonewalled-release-of-sex-abuse-docs\/\" title=\"Report: Labor Secretary Stonewalled Release of Sex Abuse Docs\">alleged pedophile<\/a> he met, and he cut the segment and turned it over to the bureau.<\/p>\n<p>Given recent headlines about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-time-sacha-baron-cohen-cut-interview-from-comedy-series-and-sent-it-to-fbi-too-dark-and-wrong\/\" title=\"Sacha Baron Cohen sent FBI a cut interview from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-simpsons-recasts-voice-of-black-doctor-after-31-years-played-by-white-actor\/\" title=\"\u2018The Simpsons\u2019 Recasts Voice Of Black Doctor After 31 Years Played By White Actor\">comedy series<\/a>, deeming it &#8216;too dark and wrong&#8217;.&#8221;>child sex trafficking \u2014 largely driven<\/a> by the success of the 2023 film \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hundreds-theaters-scramble-add-sound-freedom-studio-responds-reports-suppression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sound of Freedom<\/a>\u201d \u2014 it is important to remember that the exploitation of children is nothing new.<\/p>\n<p>Baron Cohen encountered a story that shook him to such a degree that he stepped out of method acting momentarily and got the police involved.<\/p>\n<p>Five years ago, the \u201cBorat\u201d actor was filming the liberal-slanted comedy series \u201cWho Is America?\u201d for Showtime.<\/p>\n<p>During production of the satire, he posed as an Italian billionaire named Gio Monaldo \u2013 among other characters \u2013 to interview public figures.<\/p>\n<p>But while he was in the role of Monaldo, he said during an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2018\/12\/sacha-baron-cohen-who-is-america-shocking-scenes-donald-trump-dick-cheney-sarah-palin-oj-simpson-golden-globe-nomination-interview-1202522910\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deadline<\/a> then that he stumbled across what he perceived to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-secret-facebook-program-exempted-celebrities-vips-from-moderation-policies-internal-review-calls-it-breach-of-trust\/\" title=\"Report: Secret Facebook Program Exempted Celebrities, VIPs From Moderation Policies, Internal Review Calls It \u2018Breach of Trust\u2019\">pedophile ring<\/a> operating in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-now-know-fate-las-vegas-shooters-1-4-million-estate-multiple-homes-guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Las Vegas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The interview never made it into the show, and Baron Cohen explained why.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were shooting some of this at the time of Harvey Weinstein,\u201d he said. \u201cWe wanted to investigate how does someone like Harvey Weinstein gets away with doing what \u2026 get away with criminality, essentially. And the network that surrounds him.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>The Shocking Encounter<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWe decided that Gio would interview a concierge in Las Vegas. During the interview, I revealed that basically Gio has molested an 8-year-old boy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, mind you, this is extreme comedy, and we thought that the guy would leave the room. Instead, this concierge stays in the room and I go, \u2018Listen, you\u2019ve got to help me get rid of the problem.\u2019 And this guy starts advising Gio how to get rid of this issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actor then said he and the concierge had a legitimate conversation about killing a fictional victim of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lesbian-couple-sentenced-life-murder-seriously-outrageous-sexual-abuse-boy-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sexual abuse<\/a> in order to keep him quiet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe even at one point talk about murdering the boy, and the concierge is just saying, \u2018Well, listen, I\u2019m really sorry. In this country, we can\u2019t just drown the boy. This is America; we don\u2019t do that.\u2019 And then, in the end, he puts me in touch with a lawyer who can silence the boy,\u201d Baron Cohen explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Calling the subject matter \u201cdark stuff,\u201d Baron Cohen said he told the concierge he needed a date for the evening.<\/p>\n<p>The two then discussed the kind of date Monaldo wanted, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/corey-lewandowski-doesnt-take-the-bait-in-sacha-baron-cohens-prank-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baron Cohen<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI go, \u2018You know, like a young man,\u2019\u201d Baron Cohen recalled. \u201cHe says, \u2018Well, what kind of age?\u2019 I say, \u2018Lower than Bar Mitzvah but older than 8. And he says, \u2018Yeah, I can put you in touch with somebody who can get you some boys like that.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baron Cohen said he didn\u2019t include the interview in \u201cWho Is America?\u201d and decided to call <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wray-tries-change-question-fbi-presence-capitol-jan-6-gop-rep-doesnt-let-slide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the FBI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe immediately turned over the footage to the FBI because we thought perhaps there\u2019s a pedophile ring in Las Vegas that\u2019s operating for these very wealthy men,\u201d the actor said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd this concierge had said that he\u2019d worked for politicians and various billionaires. But in the end the FBI decided not to pursue it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>About why he cut the interview from his show, Baron Cohen said, \u201cIt was too dark and wrong. In a journalistic way it was fascinating, but it was so extreme and so dark that it was too unsettling for the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/time-sacha-baron-cohen-cut-interview-comedy-series-sent-fbi-dark-wrong\/\">The Time Sacha Baron Cohen Cut Interview from Comedy Series and Sent It to FBI: &#8216;Too Dark and Wrong&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen is famous for his outrageous approach to &#8220;extreme comedy.&#8221; However, during a 2018 segment, he went to such extreme lengths that he felt compelled to involve the FBI. 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