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The plot to cancel Ali G: How a shadowy worldwide campaign orchestrated by an Irish millionaire and wealthy Silicon Valley entrepreneurs used AI as a prime weapon to try to block Sacha Baron Cohen's new movie

The return of Sacha Baron Cohen's original and arguably most famous comic alter ego, Ali G, was announced via YouTube on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 25.

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  • The return of Sacha Baron Cohen's original and arguably most famous comic alter ego, Ali G, was announced via YouTube on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 25. — Daily Mail

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