Oscars 2012: Sacha Baron Cohen spills 'Kim Jong-il's ashes' on Ryan Seacrest Seacrest did his best to remain professional, saying afterwards that he suspected Baron Cohen was planning a stunt of some kind but had not been informed of it beforehand. Baron Cohen was led away by security and could be heard yelling at Seacrest: "If somebody asks you what you're wearing, you can say "Kim Jong-il"!" The comedian had earlier said that his own outfit, a Gaddafi-style uniform, was designed by John Galliano. Referring to his accessories, he displayed a pair of plain black socks. As Saddam Hussein once said to me: 'Socks are socks. Don't waste money.' It was reported last week that awards organisers threatened to ban Baron Cohen from the event if he turned up in costume. The Dictator is due for cinema release in May. Baron Cohen plays Admiral General Aladeen, leader of the fictional north African republic of Wadiya. It follows Baron Cohen's previous film outings in Bruno, Borat and Ali G Indahouse. He is no stranger to red carpet stunts - at the 2006 UK premiere of Borat he arrived in Leicester Square in a cart pulled by a mule and a number of 'Kazakh women', announcing: "Good evening, gentleman and prostitutes. After this I stay in a hotel in Kings Cross. We will all drink, wrestle with no clothes on and shoot dogs from the window.