Sacha Baron Cohen defends Ali G’s return as satire meant to expose prejudice

Variety reports that Sacha Baron Cohen defended reviving Ali G after more than a decade in an essay for Time. Cohen called the character “outdated and problematic” but said he designed Ali G to expose prejudice. He argued that social media and AI now fuel the prejudices his characters satirize. Ali G returns in the film “Ali G: Who Iz I?”