Published 12:40 IST, December 24th 2020

When Ryan Seacrest's tuxedo was covered with ash, courtesy of Sacha Baron Cohen

Ryan Seacrest is a television host who is known for his sporty attitude when it comes to pranks being pulled by & on him. Read on to know all that transpired

Reported by: Ganesh Raheja
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Ryan Seacrest is a television host who is kwn for his sporty attitude when it comes to pranks being pulled by & on him. But, it would appear as if that Trial Of Chicago 7 star Sacha Baron Cohen truly took television personality by surprise when he spilled what he claimed to be Kim Jong II's ashes on him during Oscars Red Carpet event. This article will take you back to hilarious time when television presenter had to deal with Sacha Baron Cohen, who came dressed as his character from Dictator, his n-upcoming film.

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About infamous episode:

It so happened that back in 2012, Ryan Seacrest and Sacha Baron Cohen confronted each or at Oscars Red Carpet event. latter came dressed as Admiral General Aladeen, his character from 2012 movie Dictator, which he had come to promote. Upon coming face to face with each or, Seacrest did what he usually is seen doing; Asking work-related questions, indulging in playful banter and talking about any recent piece of news.

Cohen, as one has to come to expect of him, answered those questions with responses that were peppered with bits of absurdist and political humour. It was sometime during concluding statements of one of his final answers when Cohen as Aladeen spilled an Urnfull of white dust onto television presenter's Tuxedo. Cohen at time claimed that y were Kim Jong II's ashes. Below, one can find a tweet about that hilarious interaction between Ryan Seacrest and Sacha Baron Cohen.

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What happened after incident:

As one can deduce from GIF that is a part of tweet above, that incident left Ryan Seacrest toling about day's work in a tuxedo that was majorly covered with white dust. As per videos about event that can be found online, Seacrest turned to cameras and admitted that he saw a prank coming, but didn't kw what it would be.

An article on HuffPost from four years later claimed that Seacrest was still wary of Cohen's actions as 2012 incident had left a lasting impression on him. An article on Holywood Reporter from current year claimed that all is w well between two and Seacrest even reportedly received a new suit from Cohen after incident. In article, Cohen was even praised by Seacrest for his performance in Netflix's Spy.

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12:40 IST, December 24th 2020