among them is sacha baron cohen.rthodox and sometimes offensive characters like borat and bruno. his latest creation is the supreme leader al adean. in the dictator. this morning he's joining us as himself. sacha baron cohen. good morning. >> good morning to you. >> it's great to have you here. this is your third interview, ever, after all of these years, as yourself. >> right. >> why do you so rarely give these interviews as yourself? >> well the movies i did up to now, they involved real people. and so we wanted to limit the exposure. at the moment i think i have the record. but basically if people saw that i was me, and that borat was not a real person beforehand, they could jump the movie and shove the movie down. this is a different kind of movie. >> it is a very different kind of movie. let me ask you a couple things, we've been doing some research about you. >> oh, yes. >> and tell me whether this is true or false. you graduated from cambridge? >> yes. >> true. you once worked, you said, as a part-time fashion

we're pleased to have sacha baron cohen in studio 57. how are you?rs you can do the most outrageous things, and take the most outrageous risks? >> yes. there's a freedom in playing these, you know, extreme characters, but, you know, you're not just being outrageous for the sake of it. in "borat" and "bruno" and "the alley g show," the first aim is to be as funny as you can but occasionally, we end up uncovering some unpleasant truths and people end up really opening up. >> exactly. >> behind all the madness is truth. >> yes. your friends say, the friends who know you well, say you've always since the time you were a little kid had no chutzpah -- you had put chutzpah and no fear. nothing scares you? >> no. i think, you know -- listen, there's been things that i've done in "borat" and "bruno" where you're going into a scene and you know there's a chance you'll get injured, you know, for example, in the cage fight in bru"bruno" with this 1200 ve angry people in there and i'm bound to sort of make out with the guy and there's going to be a riot and i kno

his parent wanted him to be a lawyer but sacha baron cohen had other ideas.y he's live in studio 57. his latest creation is called "the dictator." once upon a time there was a royal palace housing king george iii. his kitchen went untouched until now. mark phillips takes us inside the extraordinary restoration. and hugh dancy is starring in "hysteria." it may get very "50 shades of grey" in here today. do with that what you will. you're watching "cbs this morning." remember, you can catch us on facebook, twitter and google plus. your local news is coming up next. ÑÑ >>> i think the longer we just sit here, the more uncomfortable it will make jay. he's getting a live feed in a satellite truck right now. he is watching every second. he looks unhappy. he's going to pack it in soon. >> a little double-teaming on david letterman last night with conan o'brien. i think jay leno has a good sense of humor. >> but they are talking about it more now. >> i'm noticing that. how are you? >> a little throat problem, don't i? >> yeah. you feel as bad -- you don't sound terri

his parent wanted him to be a lawyer but sacha baron cohen had other ideas.y he's live in studio 57. his latest creation is called "the dictator." once upon a time there was a royal palace housing king george iii. his kitchen went untouched until now. mark phillips takes us inside the extraordinary restoration. and hugh dancy is starring in "hysteria." it may get very "50 shades of grey" in here today. do with that what you will. you're watching "cbs this morning." remember, you can catch us on facebook, twitter and google plus. your local news is coming up next. ÑÑ >>> 4 minutes before 8 o'clock. here is sharon gibala with traffic control. >> unfortunately it's gotten busy out there for your friday morning commute. a new accident on 70 eastbound, that one at 29. watch for delays as you approach the beltway. we have an accident on putty hill. an accident at had wick. in the city north castle. big delays on the west side of the beltway. 70 is clear. this traffic report is brought to you by baltimore hyundai. we're celebrating the hyundai e hand tra. save thous

he looks a little like sacha baron cohen.ica. >> you know what he does a lot of in the movie? he does a lot of this. cut, cut, sacha, cut to me. somebody cut here. a lot of this. >> be careful. >> uh-oh. >> okay. >> breaking loose. no wonder jimmy had a hard time knowing where we were. no wonder he needed to run. he's lost all control. >> let's try to grab some back. >> are you paying too much for your cell phone service? well, we're going to show you all the different plans out there, the one that may be right for you so that you're not spending too much. >> and bravo's andy cohen is here, as well. you may know him from the shows that he brought to life such as desperate housewives, top chef and he takes an interesting look at his own life coming out. >> pretty funny. >> yeah. >> mr. roker, check of the weather? >> all righty. it's a -- if the dictator will allow this, let's show you we've got a risk of strong storms, ohio, all the way back to louisiana. beautiful weather out west. showers in texas with a slight risk there.

meantime, you went to "the dictator" and had a one-on-one time with sacha baron cohen.sy kiss and slapping. this was a lot moreamicable. >> truly. >> how did it go? >> he did actually get very, very close to my face, which was not something i was prepared for. we could have had that moment maybe it would have been me slapping himering buhe's one of the moesz interesting comedians working today. she shows up in costume. he is the character. that's one of my favorite in thes about him as a performer. i got to speak to general aladine. it was great. >> let's watch a clip of the movie, "the dictator." >> over four decadedecades, peo have lived under the rule of a tyrant who have denied them their most basic rights. >> the time has come for him to step aside. >> bring him to justice. >> okay, so the dictator, did you like it? i know you enjoyed the london experience. but did you like the movie itself? >> i actually did. now, i personally am a huge fadge of his first film, "borat," and the "dictator" is different. it's a script movie where he's not accosting people on the str

glad to see sacha baron cohen's movie is not only a dud but not good at the box office.e is talentless. what do you have against him? >> i don't like what he did to ryan seacrest. he dumped all sorts of ashes and everything during the academy awards and he got publicity. i thought the security guards were totally incompetent. the guy standing there. this big dumb ox. he's standing there. oh, please, yould you please move forward. believe me, if that happened to me, it wouldn't be so nice. we all go down fighting because that shouldn't have happened. and i thought that was a disgrace and i'm just not a fan of his. i don't think he's funny. i don't think he's talented. when he did that to ryan seacrest who is a great guy, i wish the security people took proper action which would have been laying him out all over the floor. that would have been very appropriate. >> finally, are you recruiting for the next "celebrity apprentice?" ? >> yes. we have a lot of people wanting on. frankly we have probably five for every slot we have. everybody wants to be in. the first year it was

. >>> coming up next on "news 4" at 4:00, actor sacha baron cohen is at it gain. >>> the week leadingy derby. >>> coming up on "news 4" at 5:00, ethics training for the secret service. professors from johns hopkins helping the agency in light of that recent scandal in colombia. >>> holding pet owners accountable for attacks. you know, owning a pit bull or even renting a home to someone with a pit bull can make you vulnerable to a lawsuit in maryland. >>> coming up on "news 4" at 6:00, mcdonald's at the center of an olympics controversy. find out why some people are >>> this crazy event has become an annual prelude to the kentucky derby. welcome to the annual derby festival great bed races where people make go-cart contraptions out of their mattresses and race them around a track. it took place yesterday in louisville. more than 40 teams took part. an award went to the bed that finished first along with prizes for best decorated bed, most entertaining bed and people's choice. watch the kentucky derby saturday here on "nbc 4." >>> comedian sacha baron cohen is at it again in australia p

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. >>> finally, sacha baron cohen is expected to do respectable business but not blockbuster business, should take in 15 to 20 million. >>> this comes to us from wptv news, channel 5 in west palm beach where in nearby delray beach, a tradition between a father and daughter has walked off in the sunset. get this, every day for the last ten years, frank has walked his now 13-year-old daughter, laura to school. they took that journey together more than 1600 times. but now, laura is off to high school. so they have made their final daily track. they still plan on walking it once a year to remember the bond they formed along all those miles. neat story there. i'm lynn berry, this is "early today" your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. >>> at 4:28. 58 degrees. a cool start for a lot of us. we'll have the full details on the day and weekend ahead. first, good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this friday, may 18, 2012. >>> leaders of the world's largest economies begin arriving in washington this morning. they are here for the g-8 summ

if sacha baron cohen plays a leader of a fictional public and comes to new york to address the united nations. when shady government forces kidnapped a general and stripped him of his role, he is left to fend for himself in the melting pot of america. the dictator is rated r. the navy catches something it probably should have thrown back in battleship. a u.s. destroyer comes under fire after finding an alien at sea. rihanna and the crew must lead the battle to save the earth before extraterrestrials with firepower destroy all of us. rated pg-13. >> want alex ready? >> reluctant husband gets cooled by an dads. he is married to jennifer lopez, who wants to adopt a baby. he is not so sure, if so she sends him to hang out with a fraternity of fathers who other own stories. what to expect when you are expecting is rated pg-13. that is the box office preview. marylandso>> next, your lottery numbers and another tech of the forecast with john as we take a live picture over pimlico. the countdown to preakness iso >> one day away from preakness 2012. we will have live coverage tonight. campaign

sacha baron cohen explained why he's often in character when answering questions. >> the movies i didtil now involved real people. so we wanted to limit the exposure for kind of lawsuits. at the moment i think i have the guinness world record for the most-sued actor in history. but basically, if people saw that i was me, and that borat ras not a real person beforehand, they could injunct the movie and shut the movie down. this is a different kind of movie. >> and that different kind of movie is "the dictator" is opens in theaters nationwide this friday. >>> 11:41 the time and still ahead, builders are working on more homes now. we'll see how the good news is affecting the markets. >>> and baby week continues. coming up, more than just the baby blues. how to handle postpartum depression, stay with us. >>> we have an update on the explosion we brought to you, as breaking news a little bit ago. this was the view from culpepper, from excuse me, from chopper 4, not too long ago. fairfax county fire says an air handler malfunctioned at a chemical lab on furnace road, three employees did suf

. >>> finally, sacha baron cohen "the dictatodictator" is expecto respectable business. >> that part looks funny. >> like "bruno" but not blockbuster, should take in 15 to $20 million. from wptv in west palm beach florida, will del ray beach, a tradition between a father and daughter has walked off into the sun set. every day for the last ten years, frank has walked his 13-year-old daughter laura to school and they took that journey more than 1600 time. but now, laura is off to high school. so they have made their final daily track. they still plan on walking it once a year to remember the bond they formed along all those miles. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> a musician in croatia is adding chock la tear to his resume. a singer and producer of punk rock is playing out his sweet tunes through chocolate, cast into vinyls and the sweet sounds started as a joke but the musician realized the cocoa canvas produced quality sound. the band's single will hit shelves in sweet shops and record stores soon. >> here is one way

sacha baron cohen's "the dictator" finished a strong third with $17.4 million. "what to expect when you're expecting" underperforming in fifth with only $10.5 million. thought they would have been able to carry that. >>> and, finally, for those of you who missed "saturday night live's" season finale, in the final sketch under the guise of a high school graduation ceremony, each cast member, including producer lorne michaels, bid an emotional farewell to kristen wiig, she's leaving the show after seven years. >> i always have the same reaction when these big characters leave, not watching anymore, not going to like it and i'll fall in love with someone else, it will take a little while. >> especially with kristen. >> i rode the elevator with her once. i couldn't say hi, i was too nervous. >> throwback to grade school when you had a crush on a girl. this comes from whdh 7 news in boston where one family is giving new meaning to the phrase "dads and grads." that's because a father and his three sons all graduated at the same time this weekend. they earned their mba

sacha baron cohen finished a strong third with "the dictator."cting" underperforming in fifth with only $10.5 million. could have calmed that. and finally for those of you who missed "saturday night live's" season finale. every single cast member came up, paid tribute even executive producer lorn michael. kristen wiig will leave the show after seven years. >> she was really funny the last three or four years. her cashier at target was hilarious. >> before we came on air talking about how she's nice, funny, i sort of felt sorry for you, major crush, major crush. >> yeah, she has like six movies coming out. >> she'll be fine. >> lime lynn berry. stay tuned. "way too early" is next. >>> president obama tries at the nato summit to make clear that the united states' combat role in afghanistan, in fact, will be finished by the end of 2014 as promised. this as he turns the cold shoulder to pakistan's leader who could head home in embarrassment. the question is, will nato and the u.s. be able to live up to the deal to bring our troops home in 2 1/2 years

. >>> finally, sacha baron cohen "the dictator" is expected to do respectable bus like his previous "o" but not blockbuster business like "borat." it should take in $15 million to $20 million. despite the many publicity stunts he's been attempting to create some buzz with. >> master of pr. >> yes. >> apparently it's not going to work so well. you really don't think "the avengers" is going to take the top spot? go i'm just over it. >> were you over it like three weeks ago when we started talking about it? >> that with be unmainstream of me. >> i'm lynn berry. this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tubed, with the with the with willie geist starts right now. >>> facebook stock starts trading publicly about 5 1/2 hours from right now, with the company that was an idea in a dorm room eight years ago, now valued at $104 billion. that's more than mcdonald's and many, many other iconic american companies. the question is, could facebook possibly be worth that kind of money? we'll talk live to andrew ross sorkin in a minute. meanwhile the reverend jeremiah wright returns four years later to pres

and while the dictator isn't in competition, it didn't stop sacha baron cohen from a publicity stuntcamel. can't lose with that? the camel almost stopped him, though, and cohen almost tumbled off. he made it. ryan seacrest is laughing. >> this is bad. >>> finally in london for last year's premiere "men in black 3," will smith met with athletes who will be performing in the summer olympics, he tried hurdles and the triple jump. >> looks good. >> he did look like a legitimate contender in boxing. of course, you do remember that film. >> he did a lot of training for that. he had a little bob-and-weave going. >> that's still working. >> that "forbes" list is so cool. where's ryan seacrest? >> i don't know. >> he like runs everything. >> we're going to investigate it. "way too early" is next. >> let's go. >>> a week after playing a big role in the president's evolution on gay marriage, a fired up joe biden leads the fight against mitt romney and his record at bain capital. the question is, do those middle class voters in ohio, where biden was pounding the podium yesterday, buy the argumen

but you kind of stunned me but i am really excited to see the movie because i think sacha baron cohen is very very funny. let me just raise this question of republicans in iran. in the minute we have left here . reagan gave weapons to iran cheney sold oil stuff to iran in defiance of the law when he was running halliburton and then when he was vice president bush was president they took out a rans biggest enemy saddam hussein against whom they fought a ten year war and lost a million people. could it be that iraq when you shot is funny in the back and the republicans love them so much that george bush called them part of the axis of evil but george that was nobody in the biggest favor that has ever been done for entering and i mean we took out their biggest enemy. you know throw in the token dictator to somebody somebody has given to ten million dollar contributions to karl rove we don't know who it is i think it's accurate data and republicans love and so much that john mccain was singing bomb bomb bomb bomb bomb iran during his life well you got it you got to play ok you got to prot

and what about ryan seacrest, having ashes dumped on him by sacha baron cohen?will smith was justified. he wasn't justified in hitting the reporter. >> reporter: we reached out to smith's reps for a comment. we didn't get a response. the online comments run the gamut. some question if smith went too far. but honestly, the vast responses i read are in defense of smith, for defending his personal space. >> can i follow-up? you said this reporter's shtick is kissing his interviewees? >> allegedly, that's his shtick, in eastern europe. >> on the lips. usually, they kiss both cheeks. >> this is from tmz. >> all right. >> hard-hitting news. >> all right. >>> ron claiborne's here with another look at the top headlines. top that, ron claiborne. >> oh. >> a right, right to the jaw of dan harris there. good morning, again, dan and paula. john. good morning, everyone. in the news, the blind chinese activi activist, on a plane headed to the u.s. right now. chen guangcheng who made a dramatic escape from house arrest last month, is at the airport. >>> and arizona is threaten

. >> sacha baron cohen's movie raising eyebrows as only he does.er attorney and comedian. dean, you're of that heritage. you're muslim, what are your thoughts about it. >> i wrote for cnn.com an arrested kel. it's mistral show. i don't want to apology or boycott. i want nothing. hollywood, if you're going to mock arabs and indians let us play ourselves or let us be part of the creative process if you culture off of it. i want us to be in the game. it won't be cliche'. something inciteful and a little different. >> is there a double standard here? why did ashton kumper get so much heat. and then barron cone is allowed to -- >> for us -- >> very few people stand up for us. we, and the indians as well, they're the ones usually people can mock. nobody stands up for us. >> do you agree with that anna? >> don, we 4ri6 in a democracy where there's freedom of spees and i think we have to be our cone conscious we can vote with your money, frankly. if we think it's not property we won't go to movietion that don't make money so we should just ourselves. >> wi

sacha baron cohen is a bright and creative guy.ws that his films aren't everyone's tastes. >> i'm sure he does. a.j., thank you. in the next hour, find out what country music legend is going to play on broadway. [ male announcer ] they were born to climb... born to leap, born to stalk, and born to pounce. to understand why, we journeyed to africa, where their wild ancestor was born. there we discovered that cats, no matter where they are... are born to be cats. and shouldn't your cat be who he was born to be? discover your cat's true nature. purina one. the teacher that comes to mind for me is my high school math teacher, dr. gilmore. i mean he could teach. he was there for us, even if we needed him in college. you could call him, you had his phone number. he was just focused on making sure we were gonna be successful. he would never give up on any of us. >>> mitt romney's bid to court conservatives will take him to liberty university this weekend where he'll deliver the school's commencement speech. the appearance is not without c

. >> he was studying -- he is a b version of sacha baron cohen.er studying. >> do you think in 20 years people will look at "the sim simpsons" and say apu is racist? >> people will think it is a documentary. >> that is how they got him. they went to him and they said, we want to explore the whole ashton myriad. i want to you do this character and this character. and he said, i with will do an ad for pop chips. that's how they got him. >> that gave me a little indigestion. do you know what they are made of? they are made out of dead fathers. >> what? >> yes, dead fathers. >> i would like to try one of those. >> no, they are quite good. >>> mike baker discusses his new book, you look pretty with your eyes closed, mr. hammer after the break. but first, should people be fined for public swearing? or more like high five, swearing rules, remember that kids watching at home. >>> new documents have revealed a bunch of crap about it including he broke wind uncontrollably due to his vegetarian diet. the rarely seen papers which are up for auction next week

that's a clip from sacha baron cohen's new movie "the dictator."for a third time with larry charles who's written and directed some of the funniest and most controversial moments on television and film. he was part of the brain trust behind "seinfeld" and "curb your enthusiasm." i had a chance to sit down to talk about their madcap collaboration and find out if sacha baron cohen is as much of a character offscreen as on. this fictitious character he plays, we've seen that he likes to stay in character. >> yes. >> and he appears on the red carpet, perhaps, dressed as his character. >> yes. >> does he do that when you're actually filming, when the cameras are not rolling? >> keep in mind sasha creates a character from scratch, from the ground up, like a robert de niro or brando does. he needs to stay in character so his accent stays consistent, his body language stays consistent. we've had many arguments where less borat and i'm arguing with borat. it's crazy but there's a logic to it. >> i want to talk about that moment on the red carpet. >> okay. >

you can see him now alongside sacha baron cohen in the new movie "the dictator," jason mantzoukas isc from this album, called "choice of weapon," the cult from the bud light outdoor stage. guy doesn't look happy. by the way, we got a good lineup for you next week. charlize theron will be here, kathy griffin, manny pacquiao, the bachelorette, from "game of thrones," nickolai costerwall. so, please join us for that. seems like two weeks of shows, right? our first guest tonight are co-stars, both on the screen and in their house. their latest movie is called "it and run," it opens in theaters august 24th. please welcome dax shepard and kristen bell. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: great to see you guys. >> thanks. >> jimmy: let's get the marriage thing out of the way. trying to figure it all out. let's do it right now. we have a minister out there. >> is it bipding? is it legally binding? >> jimmy: you know you would be into it. you would be very into this. >> you know, we are very outspoken about supporting gay marriage. we don't want to have a party and invite friends to come that c

flirting, getting champagne poured all over her body, by sacha baron cohen, dressed as his former egothe dictator. it took place in can. and everyone seemed to be shocked when it took a horrible turn. eliz beta slapped him and he continues to drag her by her ankles. minutes later, he is carrying a body bag. she is presumably inside. then he and his bodyguard throw clooney's exoverboard. did the stunt go too far? sasha himself said no. >> i asked george clooney whether i could borrow his girlfriend. it ended acrimoniously. i'm afraid, no more eliz beta. i don't know how the general is going to relay that to george clooney. but she's gone. >>> also tonight, justin bieber's gq confessions about drinking and swearing. plusing we'll take you to paris, with vogue's andre leon perry, inside the vogue fashion show. we'll have that and so much more later on entertainment tonight. >> and you can see that tonight here on wjz 13. >> bieber swearing? okay. i'm not buying another one of his outfits. >>> rain is gone. and sunny, dry weather is moving in. >> bob has the ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> we had l

older audiences get their giggle on when sacha baron cohen plays the dictator.rrible father in "that's my boy." seth macfarlane films a teddy bear nightmare in "ted" there. are movies that don't really have a category. >> hollywood is mining the vaults, trying to find other ways that don't really have other things. >> how about abraham lincoln, vampire hunter, or "snow white and the huntsman." >> was there a worldwide survey and movie goers of the globe said no, we want more fairytales? >> for those who want more hairy tales, there's "rock of ages." >> this is, i think, the perfect summer. >> i almost dread the summer blockbuster season. >> perfect summer, dreading the summer. i think i'm somewhere right in the middle. >>> coming up, something for thrill seekers. we have details on an unusual the s. [ male announcer ] knowing your customers is important to any successful business. which is why at wells fargo, we work with you to get to know the unique aspects of your business. we can recommend financial solutions that can work for you that have helped millions o

and batten down the hatches, the supreme leader known as sacha baron cohen will open up had b his filmd "the dictator" when he joins us live. got that and much more ahead as we get started on a monday morning here on "today." back to you. >> good luck that. i hope you have a change of clothes. he likes to throw things to interviewers, i understand -- >> i have plastic clothing. >> you can sponge it off. good. >> exactly. >> we look ford that. see you later. >> thanks. >>> new overnight, an earle and unexpected wake-up call for residents of one prince george's county apartment. a car plowed into their building on good luck road near kenilworth avenue before 4:00 this morning. police say the driver lost control of the car, jumped the curb, and drove into the window you see there. nobody was hurt. police are not saying whether the driver will face charges. >>> this morning, prince george's county police are still looking for a hit-and-run driver who killed a man. 28-year-old samuel diaz. he was crossing university boulevard saturday night when he was hit and killed. police say the driver