Today, however, an Academy spokesperson rephrased the statement for CNN’s report: “We would love to have Sacha Baron Cohen at the Oscar show,” the spokesperson said. “We have expressed [to Cohen] that we don’t like our red carpet to be used as a promotional stunt. We’re waiting to hear from him. We’ve put the ball in his court.
“We don’t like our red carpet to be used as a promotional stunt.” This “Academy spokesperson” is straight up fucking with everybody, right?

