Sacha Baron Cohen reveals Liam Gallagher threatened to stab him in both eyes after an argument...as he jokes his Grimsby character's look is inspired by singer
His outlandish comic creations have sparked plenty of controversy over the years.
But Sacha Baron Cohen has revealed that not telling a joke led to a fiery argument with Liam Gallagher at a showbiz bash four years ago.
The Grimsby star told US chat show Conan this week that the singer was so angry at him that he threatened to stab him in both eyes.
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Fight: Sacha Baron Cohen has revealed that Liam Gallagher once threatened to stab him in the eyes after an argument spiralled out of control at a showbiz bash four years ago
The 44-year-old actor locked horns with the Oasis rocker at the GQ Awards after-party in London four years ago.
Sacha explained that Liam was annoyed after he failed to share his joke about the singer, which he had planned to tell on stage, during his acceptance speech.
The funnyman told Conan: 'So Liam Gallagher comes over and says, "Why the f**k didn't you take the p**s out of me tonight?"'
Stirring up controversy: The 44-year-old actor locked horns with the Oasis rocker at the GQ Awards after-party in London after he failed to share his joke about the singer
'And I said, "I just didn't get round to it", and he said, "Do you know what? I'm going to stab you in the eye." I've never heard such a specific threat ... Eventually he didn't stab me.'
Liam, 43, has since stated he didn't just threaten to gouge out one eye, as he was keen to take out both, with a representative for the singer telling NME magazine: 'Liam wants to clarify that it wasn't just the one eye, it was both.'
Sacha has insisted the two have made up in recent years, recently joking that he hopes Liam will be pleased to see that his character Nobby from his new movie Grimsby has been inspired by the singer's distinctive style.
Remind you of anyone? Sacha has insisted the two have made up in recent years, recently joking that he hopes Liam will be pleased to see that his characterfrom his new movie Grimsby is inspired by the singer
Stateside: Sacha has been busy promoting Grimsby in the US this week, turning up at the LA premiere on Thursday in character with his wife Isla Fisher by his side
'I thought to avoid confrontation by having my hair done like him in my next movie,' he quipped.
Sacha has been busy promoting Grimsby in the US this week ahead of its release there on March 11.
The offbeat comedy follows a rowdy football player (Cohen) who gets enlisted by his professional spy brother (Mark Strong) on a special assignment.
Mission impossible: The comedy follows a football player (Cohen) who gets enlisted by his professional spy brother (Mark Strong) for a special mission
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