Sacha Baron Cohen Calls Kanye West ‘Too Antisemitic’ As ‘Borat’

Sacha Baron Cohen is known for his fictional characters like Borat, Ali G, Admiral General Aladeen, and Brüno Gehard.

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Cohen performed at the Kennedy Center Honors.

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The event had several prestigious people in attendance.

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He performed a parody version of the U2 song “With or Without You.”

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Cohen said Kanye West was too antisemitic.

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West praised Adolf Hitler for “inventing highways.”

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He said he saw good things about the dictator.

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Natalie Portman condemned Antisemitism following West’s Hitler claims.

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She said it should be combated with “boundless love for each other.”

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