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LOS ANGELES – Sarah Palin says she was "duped."
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The former Republican vice presidential candidate says she fell victim to British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen during an interview for his upcoming Showtime series, "Who Is America?"
In a Facebook post on Tuesday, the former Alaska governor wrote she and a daughter traveled across the country for what she thought was a legitimate interview. But she says Baron Cohen had "heavily disguised himself" as a disabled U.S. veteran in a wheelchair.
Yup - we were duped. Ya’ got me, Sacha. Feel better now? I join a long list of American public personalities who have...
Posted by Sarah Palin on Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Palin says she sat through what she called a long interview full of "Hollywoodism's disrespect and sarcasm" before she walked out.
She is challenging Baron Cohen and Showtime to donate proceeds from the show to a veterans' charity.
Showtime has no comment. An email seeking comment from Baron Cohen has not been returned.
The show premieres on Sunday.