Sacha Baron Cohen's stunt of spilling ashes on Ryan Seacrest on the Oscar red carpet earned the comic a quick visit from Academy president Tom Sherak and Oscar show producer Brian Grazer, who went to Baron Cohen's dressing room to make sure he didn't have any more disruptions planned for Oscar night.
The stunt began when Baron Cohen appeared on the red carpet as the title character from his upcoming film "The Dictator," an appearance that had been planned in advance and reluctantly approved by the Academy.
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He did so carrying an urn that he said contained the ashes of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il – and during an interview with Seacrest, Baron Cohen upended the urn all over the front of Seacrest's shirt and jacket.