Rebel Wilson memoir published with redacted allegations about Sacha Baron Cohen

In her book, Wilson makes claims about Baron Cohen’s behaviour during the filming of their 2016 comedy Grimsby, which he has strongly denied

Rebel Wilson’s headline-making memoir has been published in the UK with allegations about the actor Sacha Baron Cohen redacted for legal reasons.

The book Rebel Rising, which has already been published in the US, features a chapter entitled Sacha Baron Cohen and Other Ass*****.

In it, Wilson makes claims about Baron Cohen’s behaviour during the filming of their 2016 comedy Grimsby, which he has strongly denied.

After the allegations were detailed in the US version of the book, his spokesperson said: “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 UK version includes a reference to “the worst experience of my professional life. An incident that left me feeling bullied, humiliated and compromised."

In the book it says her story can't be printed "due to the peculiarities of the law in England and Wales”.

The rest of the page is redacted, with black lines also removing shorter details elsewhere in the chapter.

The Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids star said she wanted to retell an experience which made her feel “completely disrespected, which led to me treating myself with even more disrespect by eating in an extremely unhealthy way”.

In the UK book, Wilson says she “rues the day” she met Baron Cohen, who she describes as her “idol”.

She describes how they first met at a dinner party hosted by Little Britain star Matt Lucas.

A year later he offered her a role in Grimsby, which was released in North America as The Brothers Grimsby, she writes.

Wilson played Dawn, the wife of Baron Cohen’s character Nobby, a football fan who gets drawn into the world of his secret agent brother.

She will be discussing her book on a UK tour later this month, with appearances in Edinburgh, Manchester and London.

Representatives for Baron Cohen and publisher Harper Collins have been contacted for comment.

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