Cassia Enright Commentary: Ryan Seacrest Should Simply Brush Off Academy Awards Debacle

By Cassia Enright

Staff Writer

Post Academy Awards conversation of who wore what, questionable wardrobe malfunctions, and shocking winners flooded headlines. But by far, the most talked about stunt was that of Sacha Baron Cohen. Cohen is best known for his controversial and over exaggerated portrayals of Borat, a man from Uzbekistan, and Bruno, a flamboyant German male model.

Cohen is often forgotten, because his last film came out years ago. Last night, he made his return when he came dressed as his newest character, The Dictator. Despite a ban The Academy put into place in an effort to keep Cohen out of costume and to only attend as himself, The Dictator arrived anyway.

Cohen had requested an interview with only one person, Ryan Seacrest, the host of American Idol. The Dictator arrived and approached Seacrest holding what he claimed to be the ashes of Kim Jong-il, the late North Korean dictator. The interview proceeded and The Dictator rambled on, talking about his dear friend Osama Bin Laden.

The Dictator, who was fumbling with the urn, suddenly dumped it on Seacrest. The famous interviewer was clearly shocked and upset as he tried to brush himself off. In the background you can see two security guards approach and begin removing The Dictator as he spills the "ashes" over the red carpet.

Honestly, Seacrest should hold no hard feelings toward Cohen. The Dictator just got him even more attention and fame than he already has. I would personally love to be in Seacrest's position, and so would many others. Seacrest's passive aggressive responses when interviewed about the incident become even more transparent when everyone else clearly finds the stunt amusing. My suggestion to Seacrest is to brush it off -- literally and figuratively -- and to stop being such a big baby that everyone already knows he is.