Rebel Wilson thanked her supporters as her memoir « Rebel Rising » was published in the U.K. with her claims about Sacha Baron Cohen redacted.
Rebel Wilson expressed her gratitude to her supporters and other women who she said have « shared their stories » about working with Sacha Baron Cohen after her allegations against the actor were redacted in the U.K. publication of her new memoir.
In her book « Rebel Rising, » the 44-year-old actress made shocking claims about Baron’s behavior toward her during filming of the 2016 movie « The Brothers Grimsby, » which he has strongly denied. The unredacted memoir was published in the U.S. by Simon & Schuster on April 2. A spokesperson for her U.K. publisher HarperCollins confirmed to People magazine that some passages had been blacked out in the British edition, which was released on Thursday.
Wilson stood by her statements as she posted a photo on her Instagram story on Wednesday night, which was taken in Edinburgh, Scotland, during the first stop on her book tour.
« I want to thank all the people who have come forward and acknowledged my experiences with Sacha Baron Cohen, » Wilson wrote on the image.
« Thank you for sharing your own stories with me, » she added. « I’m so grateful to you and really appreciate it. »
Wilson’s lawyer Bryan Freedman echoed her sentiments in a joint statement to Fox News Digital on Thursday.
« Rebel and I want to thank all the women who have shared their stories with us about their experiences with Sacha Baron Cohen. We are grateful for their strength and bravery, » he said.
A representative for Harper Collins told People, « We are publishing every page, but for legal reasons, in the U.K. edition, we are redacting most of one page with some other small redactions and an explanatory note. »
The statement continued, « Those sections are a very small part of a much bigger story and we’re excited for readers to know Rebel’s story when the book is released. »
On Thursday, the U.K. outlet The Guardian reported that the entire chapter about the « Borat » star, titled « Sacha Baron Cohen and Other A–holes, » was redacted in the Australia and New Zealand editions, which are set to be published on May 8.
