Sacha Baron Cohen says Rebel Wilson claims in her memoir are 'false'

Wilson said Baron Cohen, who has not responded to the claims, is trying to stop her writing about him, ITV News Entertainment Reporter Rishi Davda has the latest

Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen has said claims by Australian actress Rebel Wilson, that he is the "a**hole" attempting to block her writing about him in her memoir, are false.

On Instagram, Wilson, known for her roles in comedy blockbusters Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids, said she wanted to dedicate a chapter in the book to a "massive a**hole" she had worked with.

In response to her claims, a spokesperson for Baron Cohen told ITV News: "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.”

The pair worked together on the comedy , where Wilson played the girlfriend of Baron Cohen’s character Nobby, an English football hooligan who becomes a spy.

While Wilson has not confirmed what her allegations against Baron Cohen were, she previously claimed he pressured her to appear naked in the 2016 movie.

Speaking on Australian radio’s Kyle and Jackie O Show, after filming finished in 2014, she said: “Sacha is so outrageous. Every day he’s like, ‘Just go naked, it will be funny."

Baron Cohen never publicly addressed the allegations.

Posting on Instagram, Wilson said: “When I first came to Hollywood, people were like, yeah, ‘I have a no a**hole policy, (it) means like, yeah, I don’t work with a**holes.’

"...But then it really sunk in (what they) meant because I worked with a massive a**hole and yeah, now I definitely have a no a**holes policy."

She added: "The chapter on said a**hole is chapter 23. That guy was a massive a**hole."

The star's memoir, Rebel Rising, is set for global release on April 2 and documents her journey to Hollywood fame from her native Australia.

On Monday, Wilson took to social media again, alleging the co-star in question had hired a “crisis PR manager and lawyers” to “threaten” her in order to stop her writing about him.

“I wrote about an a**hole in my book. Now, said (actor) is trying to threaten me,” Wilson said in a now-deleted Instagram story, according to US outlets.

“He’s hired a crisis PR manager and lawyers. He is trying to stop press coming out about my book. But the book WILL come out, and you will all know the truth.”

On Sunday, also on Instagram, Wilson identified Briton and Borat star Baron Cohen as the actor.

She wrote: "I will not be bullied or silenced by high priced lawyers or PR crisis managers.

The “a**hole” that I am talking about in ONE CHAPTER of my book is: Sacha Baron Cohen.”

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