Rebel Wilson's explosive memoir is set to be published in the UK - yet shock Sacha Baron Cohen allegations are crudely REDACTED amid legal battle with funnyman over 'a**hole' chapter
Rebel Wilson's headline-hitting memoir is set to be been published in the UK on April 25 with allegations about the actor Sacha Baron Cohen redacted for legal reasons.
Rebel Rising has already been published in the US and features a chapter entitled Sacha Baron Cohen And Other A**holes.
However the UK copies feature the wording crudely blacked out due to what Rebel brands 'peculiarities' of English law.
Publisher HarperCollins confirmed to MailOnline: 'The book contains some redactions in chapter 23 on pages 216, 217, 218 and 221, as well as an explanatory note at the beginning of the chapter.'
In the book, Rebel, 44, makes claims about 52-year-old Sacha's behaviour during the filming of their 2016 comedy Grimsby, which he has strongly denied. She first made light of the claims last month, in news that shocked fans.
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Rebel Wilson's headline-hitting memoir is set to be 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 A**holes but will have black lines going through certain parts](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/22/16/83947671-0-image-a-41_1713798807549.jpg)
The book Rebel Rising, which has already been published in the US, features a chapter entitled Sacha Baron Cohen and Other A**holes but will have black lines going through certain parts
![In the book, Rebel makes claims about Sacha's behaviour during the filming of their 2016 comedy Grimsby, which he has strongly denied](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/22/16/82865169-0-The_Australian_actress_44_starred_opposite_the_British_funnyman_-a-43_1713798905748.jpg)
In the book, Rebel makes claims about Sacha'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, the Ali G star's 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...
'It can't be printed here 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 her aim was not to cancel Sacha with her recollections in the memoir, but 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, Rebel says she 'rues the day' she met Sacha, who she describes as her 'idol'.
She describes how they first met at a dinner party hosted by Little Britain star Matt Lucas, and a year later he offered her a role in Grimsby, which was released in North America as The Brothers Grimsby.
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Rebel branded her sex scene with Sacha in the film Grimsby 'the most disgusting thing ever', nine years before calling the star an 'a**hole' in her new memoir (pictured filming Grimsby in 2014)
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The book has been released with the explosive comments redacted
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The words about Sacha have been removed pending legal woes between the duo
She played Dawn, the wife of Sacha's character Nobby, a football fan who gets drawn into the world of his secret agent brother.
Last month, she first named Sacha as the celebrity responsible for making threats over the book after which his representatives hit back.
Taking to Instagram to confirm the identity, Rebel wrote: 'I will not be silenced by high priced lawyers or PR crisis managers. The a****** I am talking about in ONE CHAPTER of my book is: Sacha Baron Cohen.'
In the wake of her statement, Sacha spoke out to TMZ via representatives, saying: 'While we appreciate the importance of speaking out, these demonstrably false claims are directly contradicted by extensive detailed evidence...
'[With] contemporaneous documents, film footage, and eyewitness accounts from those present before, during and after the production of The Brothers Grimsby.'
As well as her shock comments about the 'disgusting' sex scene in Grimsby, in an interview with The Australian Women's Weekly at the time, the Pitch Perfect star also slammed her character Dawn wearing a burqa in one scene.
She insisted at the time that the scenes were all in the name of comedy: ‘Obviously, I don’t mean any offence to Muslims. I asked my Muslim friend “Do you think this is alright, to tell the joke we’re telling?” And she said yeah'.
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In the wake of her statement, Sacha spoke out to TMZ via representatives, saying: 'While we appreciate the importance of speaking out, these demonstrably false claims are directly contradicted by extensive detailed evidence'
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Rebel Rising has been widely discussed however the most explosive chapter has been omitted for UK readers
She added: ‘But she’s pretty liberal and lives in New York so who knows? But it is a joke and no offence meant'.
Rebel's post came just two days after the Pitch Perfect star alleged that a celebrity she once worked with was threatening her over the release of the memoir.
She detailed: 'I wrote about an a**hole in my book. Now, said a****** is trying to threaten me. 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.'
In an Instagram video shared on March 15, Wilson revealed that she has dedicated a chapter in her book to the 'massive a**hole' she worked with in Hollywood.
Rebel will be discussing her book on a UK tour later this month, with appearances in Edinburgh, Manchester and London.
She will speak to comedian and Loose Women star Judi Love in Edinburgh and Manchester on April 24 and 26 respectively, and will speak to broadcaster Fearne Cotton at the London Palladium on April 29.
Representatives for Sacha and publisher Harper Collins have been contacted for comment.
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Cohen, dressed in character, and wife Fisher attend the Grimsby world premiere in 2016