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Natasha Kaplinsky claims Sacha Baron Cohen was put on 'gardening leave' from her first TV job after a guest he booked took their clothes off on set


The English journalist, 51, worked with Sacha in 1996 on Granada Talk TV 's short-lived youth chat show series F2F.

Natasha Kaplinsky (pictured in February 2023) has claimed in The Times that Sacha Baron Cohen was put on 'gardening leave' from her first TV job after a guest of his took their clothes off In the book Rebel Rising, the actress wrote she 'rues the day' she met the actor, who she had described as her 'idol', first meeting at a dinner party hosted by Little Britain star Matt Lucas. In the wake of her statement, Sacha spoke out to TMZ via representatives, saying: 'While we appreciate the importance of speaking out, these demonstrably false claims are directly contradicted by extensive detailed evidence...

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