- Joshua Loudermilk, an aspiring actor featured in Sacha Baron Cohen’s new film Ali G: Who Iz I? , has claimed he recognised the comedian early on and played along.
- Loudermilk took part in an absurd prank segment as a recruit for fictional Mossad expert Colonel Erran Morad, alongside El Paso Republican party chair Michael Aboud.
- Unlike Aboud, who threatened legal action over being misled, Loudermilk said he feigned hard-right views after responding to a Craigslist advertisement for financial reasons.
- Representatives for the film denied Loudermilk's claim, stating he was not in on the joke despite his social media posts from December describing improv scenes with Cohen.
- The film was released in the UK on 23 October to mixed reviews, with Cohen defending the resurrection of his controversial Ali G character.
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