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THE “honey trap” actress filmed in a hotel room with Rudy Giuliani in the new Borat movie is a glam 24-year-old Black Lives Matter supporter.

, from Bulgaria, graduated from film school last year and has since skyrocketed onto the presidential scene after a clip from the new Borat film was .

Maria Bakalova is a 24-year-old actress from Bulgaria
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Maria Bakalova is a 24-year-old actress from BulgariaCredit: Instagram

slammed the “totally sensationalized false account of a ridiculous movie” by “the idiot Borat,” a fictional character created by .

The and in retaliation for his work procuring potentially scandalous documents from a laptop belonging to Hunter Biden, Joe Biden's son.

“It’s not an accident that it happens that I turn in all this evidence on their prince and darling Joe Biden who’s one of the biggest crooks in the last thirty years, and since I have the courage to say that I’m the target,” he told WABC radio.

Bakalova plays Borat's 15-year-old daughter Tutar in the new Borat film
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Bakalova plays Borat's 15-year-old daughter Tutar in the new Borat filmCredit: Courtesy of Amazon Studios
In the film, Bakalova poses as a fake television reporter and asks the Giuliani to join her for a drink in a hotel suite
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In the film, Bakalova poses as a fake television reporter and asks the Giuliani to join her for a drink in a hotel suite

“I’m a devil in Hollywood. Nothing about me comes in that period of time, nothing sensational about me in the movie.

“Now all of a sudden there’s all this sensational stuff about me in the movie. Don’t know if it was added, doctored, manipulated, whatever,” he said, adding that he prayed with Balakova and was fully clothed at all times.

Giuliani said he then realized that something was strange when he was asked if he wanted a massage.

"She says something about, 'Do I want a massage?'" the ex-mayor said.

"I realize now that this is a set-up and I call my security guy Brian who's right outside. And then all of the sudden crazy Sacha Baron Cohen runs in with a cape on and he's yelling and screaming all sorts of stupid stuff."

On her Instagram the 24-year-old is an active supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement
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On her Instagram the 24-year-old is an active supporter of the Black Lives Matter movementCredit: Instagram
Aside from her Borat role, Bakalova has starred in feature-length Bulgarian films, which has earned her two awards
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Aside from her Borat role, Bakalova has starred in feature-length Bulgarian films, which has earned her two awardsCredit: Courtesy of Amazon Studios
The 76-year-old Giuliani is caught fiddling with his pants during a scene in the film
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The 76-year-old Giuliani is caught fiddling with his pants during a scene in the film
Borat 2 is set to release Friday on Amazon Prime
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Borat 2 is set to release Friday on Amazon PrimeCredit: Courtesy of Amazon Studios

In the clip, Bakalova, who plays Borat's 15-year-old daughter, Tutar, poses as a television reporter and asks the 76-year-old to join her for a drink in a hotel suite – which was rigged with hidden cameras.

The former mayor of New York City can be seen fiddling with his untucked shirt and reaching into his trousers as Bakaloa removed her microphone.

They’re interrupted by the film’s protagonist Borat Sagdiyev, who barges in and declares that his 15-year-old daughter Tutar is “old for you.”

The 24-year-old actress has followed in the footsteps of many known Hollywood A-listers with Instagram posts in support of the Black Live Matter movement – while also featuring luxurious poolside selfies taken in Los Angeles.

Giuliana claims the publication of the scene was revenge for his leak on the information on Hunter Biden's laptop
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Giuliana claims the publication of the scene was revenge for his leak on the information on Hunter Biden's laptop
The scene where Giuliana thinks he's interviewing with a Russian television reporter poses by Bakalova
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The scene where Giuliana thinks he's interviewing with a Russian television reporter poses by Bakalova
Rudy Giuliana has slammed the film and called it a 'hit job'
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Rudy Giuliana has slammed the film and called it a 'hit job'Credit: Amazon Prime
Bakalova was born in Burgas in 1996, she studied at the Bulgarian National School of Arts
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Bakalova was born in Burgas in 1996, she studied at the Bulgarian National School of ArtsCredit: Instagram

Bakalova has starred in feature-length Bulgarian films, which has earned her two awards for her performances in Transgression in 2018 – playing the lover of an ageing rocker and also as the leading actress in 2020 comedy, Last Call.

She has also appeared in several TV shows, with a credit in an episode of the Italian hit mafia series Gamorrah three years ago.

Born in Burgas in 1996, she studied at the Bulgarian National School of Arts and is a trained flautist as well as an actress.

Bakalova attended the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia and graduated in 2019.

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