Sacha Baron Cohen has refuted Rebel Wilson’s allegations of misconduct during their shared film project from years ago. The later disclosed the individual she intends to address in her upcoming book via Instagram Stories on Monday morning (25 March).
In her forthcoming memoir, “Rebel Rising,” Wilson dedicated a chapter to a person she described as a “massive a**hole” and expressed her determination not to be silenced by intimidation.
“I will not be bullied or silenced by high priced lawyers or PR crisis managers,” she wrote.
“The ‘a**hole’ that I am talking about in ONE CHAPTER of my book is: Sacha Baron Cohen.”
Wilson and Baron Cohen shared the screen in the 2016 comedy film, “The Brothers Grimsby.” In the movie, Baron Cohen portrayed Nobby, a football hooligan turned spy, with Wilson playing his girlfriend Dawn.
Notably, Baron Cohen’s wife, Isla Fisher, also appeared in the film, alongside Penelope Cruz.
In a statement, Baron Cohen’s representatives denied Wilson’s claim, stating:
“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.”
Last week, Wilson took to Instagram, announcing her plan to devote a chapter in her book to the “massive a**hole” she encountered in Hollywood. However, she withheld the individual’s name.
“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.’ I was like, ‘oh yeah. I mean, that sounds sensible or logical,’” Wilson said in an Instagram video posted on 15 March.
“But then it really sunk in, because I worked with a massive asshole and yeah, now I definitely have a no a**holes policy.”
During an appearance on the Kyle and Jackie O radio show in 2014, Wilson asserted that Baron Cohen repeatedly requested her to appear nude in scenes.
At the time she said he had asked her:
“Rebel can you just stick your finger up my butt?”
“Sacha is so outrageous,” Wilson said. “Every single day he’s like, ‘Rebel, can you just go naked in this scene?’ And I’m like, ‘No!’ Sacha and I have the same agent in America and I’m like, ‘Sacha, I’m going to call our agent Sharon and tell her how much you are harassing me.”
