Loudermilk Says He Knew It Was Cohen and Played Along — SkimNews
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- Loudermilk said he recognized Sacha Baron Cohen when Col Erran Morad demonstrated the butt-shaped gun, then chose to “trick him” by extending his hard-right persona rather than reveal the production.
- Loudermilk said he answered an American Citizen Initiative ad offering $300 plus travel expenses mainly for money, fabricated right-wing views in a video interview and received $1,000 plus food and expenses, followed by another $700.
- Loudermilk said he partly sustained his hard-right persona because he was offended that Sacha Baron Cohen’s production was mocking Americans unlikely to recognize the satire, and he wanted to defend them.
- Michael Aboud called Cohen a “liar” and “pervert” and said he intends to sue after the film showed him dropping the prosthetic newborn from a great height into Mexico.
- Loudermilk said he made three Facebook posts and two Instagram posts in December naming Cohen and describing his filming, but the production missed the public clues.
- Loudermilk signed a nondisclosure agreement he says he never received a copy of, mainly concerning the film’s top-secret weapons, and considers its terms breached now that the movie has been released.
- Ali G: Who Iz I? representatives maintained that Loudermilk was not “in on it” and had not answered his follow-up about the overlooked social posts, leaving the competing accounts unresolved.
Why it matters: Loudermilk says the controversy has already brought publicity he wants to use for an acting career, while his $1,700 payment plus food and expenses provides a concrete financial stake. Production still says he was not “in on it,” leaving his recognition of Cohen and the NDA timing unresolved between them.
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