Apparently Liam had photographers at the Cannes Film Festival confused (Picture: FameFlynet UK)

He once threatened to stab Sacha Baron Cohen in the eye, so we’re guessing Liam Gallagher wasn’t too impressed when he was apparently mistaken for the Borat star at the Cannes Film Festival.

The 43-year-old rocker is said to have had local photographers baffled when he turned up at the festival to promote upcoming Oasis documentary Supersonic.

Apparently many assumed he was Sacha dressed up as his football hooligan alter ego, Nobby, who was actually based on Liam, from the movie Grimsby, released earlier this year.

Sacha Baron Cohen as Carl ‘Nobby’ Butcher in Grimsby (Picture: Paramount Pictures)

‘It got a little embarrassing,’ a source told the Daily Star.


‘Liam was in town to show his new Oasis documentary but a lot of the press here simply didn’t recognise him.



‘They just saw the hair and assumed it was Sacha dressed as Nobby doing another publicity stunt.’

To be fair, Sacha took to the Cannes red carpet as his character General Aladeen from The Dictator just a few years ago, so we can’t really blame paps for being confused.

Sacha’s character Nobby bears a strong resemblance to Liam (Picture: Columbia Pictures)

However the star isn’t attending the event this year, which is probably just as well due to his feud with Liam.

The Beady Eye musician made his feelings very clear after the Ali G star revealed that Liam threatened to ‘stab him in the eye’ at the GQ Awards during an interview with US show Conan.

When the rock star’s reps were contacted for comment, he released this statement to NME.

Liam is promoting Oasis documentary Supersonic in Cannes (Picture: WENN.com)

‘Liam wants to clarify that it wasn’t just the one eye, it was both’.

He introduced documentary Supersonic, which looks at the incredible success of Oasis, during an intimate screening at the festival.

The band split in August 2009 following a string of explosive rows between Liam and his bandmate and brother Noel Gallagher, however rumours about a potential reunion have been growing ever since.

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