Palin says TV show duped her

Sacha Baron Cohen’s return to television is still days away from debuting, but the Showtime series is already courting controversy.

Sarah Palin, ex-governor of Alaska and former vice presidential candidate, posted a lengthy screed Tuesday on Facebook claiming that she had been “duped” by Baron Cohen into appearing on “Who Is America?”

Palin accused Baron Cohen of disguising himself as a disabled U.S. veteran to conduct the interview, which was “full of Hollywoodism’s disrespect and sarcasm.”

“Who Is America?” is Baron Cohen’s return to series television after more than a decade away; the first episode runs Saturday.