Sacha Baron Cohen counters Rebel Wilson after she claims reps ‘bullied’ her over book
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Alexandra Del Rosario March 25, 2024 Sacha Baron Cohen
fired back at
his
former “Brothers Grimsby” co-star
Rebel Wilson,
hours after she revealed the irreverent “
Borat
” star inspired
an entirea whole
chapter in her upcoming memoir.
For weeks Wilson
has
teased her new book, “Rebel Rising,” on social media, dropping hints about its contents. Earlier this month, she said in an Instagram video that “
Rebel Rising
” will explain why she has a “no a” policy in place for her Hollywood work
, noting and noted
that she once
co-starred
with a “massive a.” On Sunday evening, the “Bridesmaid
s
” actor shared more than just her co-star’s identity.
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“I will not be bullied or silenced by high priced lawyers or PR crisis managers,” she wrote in an Instagram story. “The ‘a’ that I am talking about in ONE CHAPTER of my book is: Sacha Baron Cohen.”
Wilson’s Instagram story did not
reveal
additional details about her time working with Cohen, 52, but it did prompt a response from the “Les Mis
rables” and “Brno” star early Monday morning.
While we appreciate the importance of speaking out, these demonstrably false claims are directly contradicted by extensive detailed evidence, including contemporaneous documents, film footage, and eyewitness accounts from those present before, during and after the production of ‘The Brothers Grimsby,'” a representative for Cohen said in a statement shared with The Times on Monday.
Wilson and Cohen co-starred in
Louis Leterrier’s2016
raunchy, spy-duo comedy “The Brothers Grimsby”
in 2016.
Cohen
playedstarred as
the dopey brother to
Mark Strong
‘s accomplished MI6 agent
,
and Wilson
playedas
Cohen’s on-screen girlfriend.
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Long before “Rebel Rising,” Wilson
previously
voiced discomfort about her time on the comedy, which was co-written by Cohen. In 2016, the Australian “Pitch Perfect” star told Marie Claire U.K. that the film’s team wanted “full-frontal nudity” for her character, despite the strict “no nudity” clause in her contract. She also reportedly said during a radio show appearance in 2014 that Cohen
also pitched a sexual sight gagasked her to sting a finger into his anus
for the film.
Wilson said that after she rejected his
ideapitch
, Cohen tried asking again,
allegedly saying,
:
“Look, I’ll just pull down my pants, you just stick your finger up my butt, it’ll be a really funny bit
.” ,”
With “Rebel Rising,” Wilson,
44
,
will
delve
s
more into her sexuality, her “weight gain and loss” journey, fertility issues and more. The description reads: “This memoir shows us how to love ourselves while making us laugh uncontrollably.”
“Rebel Rising” hits shelves
on
April 2.
