Sacha Baron Cohen‘s attempt to brush off an old character with Ali G: Who Iz I? is not going over without controversy.
Following the release of the trailer for the Amazon MGM Studios sequel, an email campaign began on watchdog site NewsCord, sending more than 40,000 emails urging theaters to “leave the film off its screens” when the movie premieres Oct. 23 in cinemas.
“Ali G: Who Iz I? opens on 23 October 2026. Black British comedians called the character ‘an alibi for racism’ in 2000; Jeanette Winterson asked what separates it from the Black and White Minstrels; Kazakh
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