Sacha was keen to keep production on Borat 2 a secret. When he was being escorted out of the conference, he was asked for ID by a Secret Service agent. "I knew I had to delay", Sacha told Variety, "I felt like the moment they knew it was me, Sacha, that will become a big news story. And that would destroy the rest of the movie." Despite being hounded by the Secret Service, the comedian amazingly managed to avoid giving over his ID and compromising the shoot.