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Sacha Baron Cohen Passage in Rebel Wilson's Memoir Is Redacted in U.K.

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U.S.|Sacha Baron Cohen Passage in Rebel Wilson's Memoir Is Redacted in U.K.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/us/rebel-wilson-memoir-sacha-baron-cohen.html

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The Australian actress and comedian accused Sacha Baron Cohen of inappropriate behavior during filming of a 2016 movie, which he has denied.

A woman reading a copy of "Rebel Rising" by Rebel Wilson. The memoir has been published in the U.K. with allegations about the actor Sacha Baron Cohen redacted for legal reasons.Credit...Press Association, via Associated Press Images

Published April 24, 2024Updated April 26, 2024

The British publisher of the actress Rebel Wilson's memoir has redacted a portion of the book that details allegations of inappropriate behavior by Sacha Baron Cohen.

In the memoir, "Rebel Rising," Wilson, known for her comic roles in "Bridesmaids" and "Pitch Perfect," candidly details her struggles with weight loss, sexuality and money. But what drew particular attention was a chapter detailing Wilson's encounters with Baron Cohen on the set of the 2016 movie "The Brothers Grimsby," in which she describes being asked by Cohen to appear nude on film and to perform sexual acts for a scene. A representative for Baron Cohen has denied Wilson's account.

The book was released by Simon & Schuster in the United States earlier this month, and is set to be released in the United Kingdom on Thursday and in Australia in May.

But Harper Collins, her publisher in the United Kingdom, redacted passages from a page of the memoir, images released by Getty showed. A spokesperson for Harper Collins confirmed the redaction in a statement to The New York Times.

"We are publishing every page, but for legal reasons, in the UK edition, we are redacting most of one page with some other small redactions and an explanatory note," the statement said. "Those sections are a very small part of a much bigger story."

In the passage, Wilson recounts that while filming "The Brothers Grimsby," Baron Cohen made her feel uncomfortable by asking her to appear nude in the film (they hired a body double instead). She also alleges that he urged her to insert her finger in his anus while they were filming a sex scene, which she refused to do, while others filmed the exchange.

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