Rebel Wilson has “shared stories” about working with Sacha Baron Cohen after her new memoir about him was edited in the UK publication by her supporters and others He expressed his gratitude to the women of
In her book Rebel Rising, the 44-year-old actress made shocking claims about Barron’s behavior towards her during the filming of their 2016 film The Brothers Grimsby, which Barron vehemently denies. This unedited memoir was published in the United States by Simon & Schuster on April 2nd. A spokesperson for British publisher HarperCollins confirmed this. people magazine In the UK version released on Thursday, some parts were blacked out.
Wilson stood by her statement on Wednesday night, posting a photo to her Instagram Story taken in Edinburgh, Scotland, the first stop on her book tour.
“I want to thank everyone who has come forward and acknowledged my experience with Sacha Baron Cohen,” Wilson wrote on the image.
Rebel Wilson’s shocking claims about Sacha Baron Cohen have been compiled in the UK edition of her new book Rebel Rising. (Getty Images)
“Thank you for telling me your own story,” she added. “Thank you very much.”
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Wilson’s attorney, Brian Friedman, echoed her sentiments Thursday in a joint statement to FOX News Digital.
“Rebel and I would like to thank all the women who shared their experiences with Sacha Baron Cohen. We are grateful for their strength and courage.”
A representative for HarperCollins told People: “While we publish full pages, for legal reasons the UK edition has edited out the majority of a page with other minor edits and explanatory text.” I’m doing it,” he said.
The statement continued: “These sections are just a small part of a larger story, and we look forward to readers finding out Rebel’s story when the book is released.”
Wilson thanked her supporters in a post on her Instagram Story. (Rebel Wilson Instagram)
Thursday at UK outlets guardian reported that an entire chapter on the “Borat” star titled “Sacha Baron Cohen and other A-holes” has been edited in the Australian and New Zealand editions, which will be published on May 8.
The British edition included a caption that said Mr Wilson’s version of events in this chapter “cannot be printed here due to the peculiarities of the law in England and Wales”, the newspaper said.
A spokesperson for Mr. Cohen, 52, told Fox News Digital: “Harper Collins did not fact-check this chapter of the book before publication, and we believe that Rebel Wilson’s defamatory claims are false.” “We took the wise but woefully belated step of removing it after the evidence was presented.” ”
“In the UK and Australia, false printing is against the law. This is not a ‘speciality’ as Ms. Wilson referred to, but a legal principle that has existed for hundreds of years. What we have said from the beginning is that this is a disgraceful failed attempt to sell a book and that this is patently false. ”
The pages of the UK edition have been blacked out and explanatory text added. (Getty Images)
In The Brothers Grimsby, Wilson and Cohen co-starred as a married couple with nine children. Variety then reported that Wilson accused Cohen of “harassing” her on a film set during an interview on a radio show.
She claimed that Cohen repeatedly requested her to appear in nude scenes, and when she refused, he eventually hired a shadow performer to do the nude scenes.
Wilson also accused Cohen of telling her to “go for it.” [her] raise your finger [his] The “Bat” movement was filmed during filming of the final scene, even though it was not included in the script.
In her memoir, the actress detailed her experiences working with Cohen, writing about how uncomfortable she felt while filming The Brothers Grimsby.
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“The movie bombed, but that was enough karma for me,” Wilson wrote in “Level Rising,” according to People magazine.
“I’m not canceling anyone and that’s not my motivation for sharing this story,” she added. “I’m sharing my story now because I hope that the more women talk about things like this, the fewer incidents will occur.”
According to Variety, Wilson accused Cohen of “harassing” her on the film set during an interview on a radio show. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)
A representative for Cohen denied her claims, telling Fox News Digital, “While we recognize the importance of speaking out, these patently false claims are based on contemporary documents, film footage, , which is categorically refuted by extensive and detailed evidence, including eyewitness accounts from those who were previously present.” Both during and after the production of The Brothers Grimsby. ”
After Cohen denied the charges, Wilson insisted she was telling the truth, saying she was “humiliated and degraded” on the set of the movie.
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“That happened 10 years ago, and I’m obviously getting over it now, but it was the worst professional experience,” she admitted in an interview with Today on April 1.
“I thought it was worth sharing in this book because there are probably a lot of people who have gone through the same thing, just feeling humiliated and degraded as a person,” she continued.
Wilson also claimed that since her allegations about Cohen’s behavior gained attention, “many women have contacted me and said they had similar experiences with this man.”
Wilson claimed that Cohen harassed her on the set of the 2016 film. (Lisa Marie Williams/Getty Images for Opera Australia)
Ahead of the release of Rebel Rising, Wilson spoke on social media about the chapter in his book dedicated to Cohen. She initially ignored mentioning him by name, instead calling him a “boring person” with whom she had previously worked, but when he tried to stop her from publishing her book, she When he allegedly did so, she stopped him directly.
“I will not be bullied or silenced by highly paid lawyers and public relations crisis managers,” Wilson wrote on her Instagram Story in late March. “The holes I talk about in certain chapters of my book are: sacha baron coen. ”
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In an interview with Today, Wilson admitted that she was not surprised that Cohen denied the accusations against her, adding, “Obviously, knowing his personality, I expected him to react this way.” “I was there,” he said.
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“When you write a memoir, the book is subject to full legal scrutiny,” she explained. “So obviously there are a lot of people who support what I say in the book. This book is 100% honest and true.”
Fox News Digital’s Emily Trainham and Elizabeth Stanton contributed to this report.
