<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>Earlier this week, Sacha Baron Cohen courted a little Hollywood controversy when news broke that he had been reportedly "banned" from the Oscar red carpet if he was going to attend in character as The Dictator.
Now, Admiral General<wm> Muhammad bin Abd al-Latif bin Muhammad bin Abd al-Husain bin Muhammad bin Salman Al Sa’id bin Abd al-Latif Al Khalifa, the infamous 45-year-old Qatari general, who has become the embodiment of the regime he is accused of backing – the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
It's not every day you hear that the film industry is cracking down on celebrities, and that anyone deemed critical of authoritarian leaders could potentially face an Oscar blackout.
It's not uncommon to</wm> associate the red carpet with celebrities who are in support of the opposing regime, whether that's for a