Sacha Baron Cohen — the man who created characters like Ali G and Borat — doesn’t want people to vote for Donald Trump.
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During a radio interview with Entertainment Weekly Tuesday, the actor said he dislikes the Republican candidate in his new movie “The Brothers Grimsby” and in real life. (RELATED: Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model: If There’’ Anyone I Could Pose With, It’s ‘Donald Trump’)
“We’re showing the movie in Germany, Holland, England, around America, Norway, Spain — and when Donald Trump contracts HIV, people are standing up and applauding,” Cohen said. “And to me that is pretty worrying because if he does become president, the hatred of this guy is so extreme that people wish ill on him.”
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At the end of Cohen’s new film, Trump contracts HIV. (RELATED: George Clooney: Donald Trump Is A ‘Xenophobic Fascist’)
Though the studio wanted Cohen to clarify at the beginning of the film that Trump is not HIV-positive in real life, he fought it.
“I refuse to say Donald Trump is not HIV-positive,” he said.
“I got no idea whether he is. Show me your STD card. He’s had a number of lovers. What I don’t want is — God forbid he is HIV-positive, he’s contracted something, and he sleeps with someone, and I get sued because they’ve heard in my film he’s not.”
“I think there are certain things you don’t joke about,” he said. “This is a subject that can potentially bring misery and horrific things for millions of people. Which is why you shouldn’t vote for him.” (RELATED: Miley Cyrus: ‘Donald Trump Is A F***ing Nightmare’)
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