
Rebel Wilson has expressed heartfelt gratitude to all those who have supported her and shared their stories about working with Sacha Baron Cohen after her allegations against the actor in her memoir were redacted in the UK edition of the book.
In her book Rebel Rising, the actress made shocking claims about Baron's behavior toward her during the filming of the 2016 movie The Brothers Grimsby,' which Sacha strongly denied. The US version of the memoir was released on April 2 and continues to carry the full account of the actress about the actor. However, HarperCollins, the UK publisher of the book has 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 and wrote, "I want to thank all the people who have come forward and acknowledged my experiences with Sacha Baron Cohen."
"Thank you for sharing your own stories with me," she added. "I'm so grateful to you and really appreciate it."
On Thursday, 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.
What was the incident all about?
Wilson and Cohen starred together as a husband and wife of nine kids in The Brothers Grimsby. Wilson accused Cohen of "harassing" her on the movie set during a radio show interview, according to Variety.
She alleged that Cohen repeatedly asked her to appear naked in a scene and eventually hired a body double for the nude scene after she refused.
Wilson also accused Cohen of telling her to "stick (her) finger up (his) butt" while filming the last scene, despite the move not being included in the script.
In her memoir, the actress detailed her experiences while working with Cohen, describing how uncomfortable she felt while filming the movie.
"The movie bombed, which to me was karma enough," Wilson wrote in her memoir.