Sacha Baron Cohen and Sarah Silverman are ‘just dear friends’ despite holding hands on red carpet: source

There’s nothing romantic going on between Sacha Baron Cohen and Sarah Silverman despite the two holding hands on the 2024 Academy Museum Gala red carpet Saturday.

“They’re just dear friends,” a source exclusively told Page Six Sunday. “Sarah has been friends with him and Isla [Fisher] for 20 years.”

The longtime pals turned heads when they were photographed holding hands at the star-studded event in Los Angeles while awkwardly standing some distance apart.

Sacha Baron Cohen and Sarah Silverman are nothing more than friends despite holding hands at the Academy Museum Gala on Saturday. AFP via Getty Images

“They’re just dear friends. Sarah has been friends with him and Isla [Fisher] for 20 years,” a exclusively source told Page Six of the besties. Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

Cohen and Silverman, both 53, appeared almost robotic as they stood with their legs in an open stance with forced smiles.

At one point, the actress leaned toward the “Borat” star as she balanced on one leg.

The besties previously walked a red carpet together in 2019 at an event for the Showtime series “Who Is America?”

The actors posed for photographers on the red carpet while awkwardly holding hands on Saturday. Variety via Getty Images

At one point, Silverman posed with her leg up. FilmMagic

The duo’s recent outing, however, comes after Cohen and his ex-wife, Isla Fisher, announced their divorce in April after nearly 14 years of marriage.

“After a long tennis match lasting over twenty years, we are finally putting our racquets down,” they wrote in a joint statement.

“In 2023 we jointly filed to end our marriage. We have always prioritized our privacy, and have been quietly working through this change.”

The exes added they share a “devotion and love” for their three children, who have been kept out of the limelight.

Cohen and Silverman have previously posed together on a red carpet in 2019. Getty Images

At the time, the two were seen talking in front of photographers. Getty Images

A month before announcing their split, Cohen and Fisher attended Oscars parties separately, with the actor partying with Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling at CAA’s bash the Sunset Tower hotel, insiders told Page Six.

The mom of three, meanwhile, attended Madonna’s ultra-exclusive bash with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.

Cohen and Fisher, 48, met in 2001 at a party in Sydney.

The “Borat” star’s outing with Silverman comes after his divorce from Isla Fisher. islafisher/Instagram

Earlier this year, the former couple announced their split after nearly 14 years of marriage. islafisher/Instagram

“She was hilarious. We were at a very pretentious party, and me and her bonded over taking the mick out of the other people in the party,” Cohen recalled during a previous interview with the New York Times.

“I knew instantly. I don’t know if she did.”

The “Wedding Crashers” star, who converted to Judaism for Cohen, previously told Page she was “grateful” to have found her then-husband.