Oscar Night: “The Dictator” Pisses Off Seacrest

Last night at the Oscars, Sacha Baron Cohen dumped an urn full of ashes on E! Television host Ryan Seacrest during the red carpet event. Baron Cohen was dressed as Admiral Aladeen to promote his upcoming movie “The Dictator.” During an interview with Seacrest, he joked around and responded to questions while staying completely in character. He explained that he was carrying an urn full of the ashes of his “dear friend and tennis partner” Kim Jong-il, who had dreams of coming to the Oscars. The plan, he stated, was to scatter his ashes across the red carpet and “over Halle Berry’s chest.” Immediately after this response, Baron Cohen dumped the large jar of ashes down the side of Seacrest’s tailor-made Burberry suit.

My first response to this was, “HAHAHA!” First of all, I’m not exactly the biggest fan of Ryan Seacrest and second of all, I found it hilarious that he was so clearly ticked-off. He definitely did not do a very good job covering up the fact that he was annoyed. The best part was that not only did the ashes fall on him once, but they also got him one more time as Baron Cohen was escorted away by security and the urn tipped back out of his hand. To viewers at home, it was extremely obvious that Seacrest’s blood was boiling.

I understand that the suit was obviously expensive but what happened to good old-fashioned humor? To be honest, we all know that Ryan Seacrest isn’t paying for that suit anyways. Designers are BEGGING these stars to show off their designs on these highly-viewed shows. All it really takes for Seacrest to get “Oscar ready” again is a few quick phone calls, a quick errand for the assistant, and a different suit would be ready in no time. Not to mention, the ashes in the urn were reportedly Bisquick. It could be brushed-off easily. I’m sure that by the end of the night, nobody would even be able to notice it.

What I would love to know is how Seacrest acted when the cameras were turned off. Judging from his on-camera reaction to this stunt, I guarantee that he was extremely worked-up. Personally, I see absolutely nothing wrong with a little bit of humor, especially when it is done in good taste and good fun. I hope that this morning, Ryan Seacrest is able to laugh it off and be proud that he was part of a memorable Oscar moment that will be remembered for a long time to come.