Key facts
- Michael Aboud, chair of the El Paso County Republican Party, plans to sue Sacha Baron Cohen.
- Aboud was unaware his participation in the film 'Ali G: Who Iz I?' was satirical.
- The film depicts Aboud and others in a fictional mission involving abduction and a simulated birth.
- George Santos also appears in a segment of the film involving a satirical gameshow.
Michael Aboud, the chair of the El Paso County Republican Party, has stated his intention to sue comedian Sacha Baron Cohen over footage of him used in the satirical film 'Ali G: Who Iz I?'. Aboud was reportedly unaware that the film was a satire until contacted by The Guardian.
In the film, Aboud and other participants are shown being instructed by a character named Col Erran Morad in self-defense techniques and a fictional mission. This mission involves the abduction of Ali G's girlfriend, who is in labor, and the simulated disposal of her baby. Aboud described Baron Cohen and his crew as "a bunch of liars" and called the comedian "a pervert."