upper waypoint

Baron Cohen to Pay Fine for Czechs Sporting Borat Mankinis

Save ArticleSave Article
Failed to save article

Please try again

Sacha Baron Cohen as "Borat" poses in the Awards Room at the 12th annual MTV Europe Music Awards 2005 at the Atlantic Pavilion on November 3, 2005 in Lisbon, Portugal.  (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for MTV)

Comic actor Sacha Baron Cohen has offered to pay the fines for six Czech tourists who were reportedly detained by authorities in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana for dressing up as his character Borat.

Sporting lime green “mankinis” and black wigs, the men had hoped to take a picture in front of the “I Love Astana” sign earlier this month.

But local police fined them some $68 each for committing minor hooliganism, according to local media.

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Baron Cohen says: “To my Czech mates who were arrested. Send me your details and proof that it was you, and I’ll pay your fine.”

https://www.facebook.com/SachaBaronCohen/posts/1746900385619054

Sponsored

The swimsuit became popular after Baron Cohen sported it in the 2006 movie Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.

That film offended many Kazakhs by portraying the country as backward and degenerate.

lower waypoint
next waypoint
The Stud, SF's Oldest Queer Bar, Gears Up for a Grand ReopeningHow a Dumpling Chef Brought Dim Sum to Bay Area Farmers MarketsThis Sleek Taiwanese Street Food Lounge Serves Beef Noodle Soup Until 2:30 a.m.Minnie Bell’s New Soul Food Restaurant in the Fillmore Is a HomecomingSFMOMA Workers Urge the Museum to Support Palestinians in an Open LetterOutside Lands 2024: Tyler, the Creator, The Killers and Sturgill Simpson HeadlineYou Can Get Free Ice Cream on Tuesday — No CatchLarry June to Headline Stanford's Free Blackfest5 New Mysteries and Thrillers for Your Nightstand This SpringA ‘Haunted Mansion’ Once Stood Directly Under Sutro Tower