Sasha Baron Cohen has publicly apologized to Kazakhstan for the film 'Borat', which is seen as offensive in the country, 20 years after its release.

Updated 2026-10-31 · told from many outlets at once

Sasha Baron Cohen publicly apologized to Kazakhstan for the Borat character. The actor stated Borat has no connection to Kazakhstan.

• Sasha Baron Cohen publicly apologized to Kazakhstan for the Borat character.
• The actor stated Borat has no connection to Kazakhstan.
• A group of American citizens of Kazakh descent wrote an open letter.

Outlets: Asia-Plus (Russian), Detector Media, Euronews Albania, Kaktus.media, Kursiv Media, LRT (Lithuanian), Meduza (English), Meduza.io, Nasha Niva, Times of Central Asia, Ulys Media

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