Ed Sheeran has responded in good humour to the new trailer for Ali G: Who Iz I? poking fun at him.
The trailer for Sacha Baron Cohen’s directorial feature debut begins with the Jewish star, in character as Ali G, narrating: “I’s been gone for 20 years, chilling. And in that time, the world went to c***. There was COVID, wars, and Ed Sheeran.”
The singer, famous for hits like Shape of You and Perfect, treated the jibe as a compliment, though, commenting under the trailer on the official Ali G Instagram page: “Tell 10-year-old me that Ali G would put him in his movie.”
“Restecpa," he added, referencing the first Ali G film, Ali G Indahouse, in which the character misspells “respect”.
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