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Posted: 2021-03-02T22:38:03Z | Updated: 2021-03-02T22:38:03Z

Sacha Baron Cohen said on Sunday that he would be retiring the madcap Kazakh journalist Borat after his most recent project, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, pointing out that the role had become too dangerous.

The gray suit is locked up and not coming out again, Cohen said during a question-and-answer session during Sundays virtual Golden Globes.

The English actor took home the award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy for his performance in the film, which he called the most dangerous project Ive ever had to work on.

Nevertheless, Cohen said that he had been inspired to take up Borats iconic suit and prank a number of unwitting interviewees including Rudy Giuliani into showcasing their hidden prejudices largely due to the unique challenges facing America prior to the Nov. 3 election.

I made this movie because of Donald Trump , because I felt that democracy was really in danger, Cohen said. I felt that the underbelly Id exposed in Borat 1 of anti-Semitism, hatred and misogyny had become overt. Racists were out and proud; we had one that was the president, and he was spreading these conspiracy theories and hate and lies, and he was really helped by social media as well. I felt that the only thing I could do was pull out the gray suit and do Borat again.