Memoir’s UK version redacts Baron Cohen claims

Rebel Wilson’s headlinemaking memoir has been 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 ****** s.

In it, Wilson makes claims about Baron Cohen’s behaviour while filming their 2016 comedy Grimsby, which he strongly denies.

After the allegations were detailed in the US version of the book, his 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.

The Pitch Perfect said her aim was not to cancel Baron Cohen with her recollections in the memoir, but to retell an experience that made her feel “completely disrespected, which led to me treating myself with even more disrespect by eating in an extremely unhealthy way”.

Representatives for Baron Cohen and publisher Harper Collins have been contacted for comment.

Actress Rebel Wilson.