Rebel Wilson has lost her legal battle with her former Grimsby co-star Sacha Baron Cohen to ensure an intact version of her book Rebel Rising is published in Australia.
Instead, a redacted version of the 44-year-old’s memoir will be published in Australia and New Zealand, with the entire chapter in which she accused Cohen of inappropriate behavior redacted.
Although the book has already been published in the United States, publisher HarperCollins Australia confirmed that Australian readers will not be able to read the chapter.
“For legal reasons, we have redacted a chapter in the Australian and New Zealand edition and included an explanatory note accordingly,” they said in a statement.
“That chapter is a very small part of a much larger story and we are excited for readers to learn Rebel’s story when the book is published on Wednesday, May 8.”
Rebel Wilson, 44, (pictured) has lost her legal battle with her former Grimsby co-star Sacha Baron Cohen to ensure an intact version of her book Rebel Rising is published in Australia.
The blacked out chapter was titled ‘Sacha Baron Cohen and Other Assholes’ and described the allegedly inappropriate way Cohen behaved towards her on the set of the 2016 comedy film Grimsby.
A spokesman for Baron Cohen said this move was a clear victory for the actor: “Harper Collins did not verify this chapter of the book before its publication. It took the sensible but belated step of removing Wilson’s defamatory claims.
‘Printing falsehoods is illegal in the UK and Australia; This is not a “quirk” as Ms. Wilson said but a legal principle that has existed for hundreds of years. “This is a clear victory for Sacha Baron Cohen.”
Instead, a redacted version of the 44-year-old’s memoir will be published in Australia and New Zealand, with the entire chapter in which she accused Cohen of inappropriate behavior redacted. (Pictured: Wilson and Baron Cohen in a scene from Grimsby)
Earlier this month, Rebel canceled her Australian tour to promote her memoir.
The actress was scheduled to host an event in Brisbane on May 12 and in Melbourne on May 14.
He said his book will be available in the country on May 8, but said he “will not be able to host any events about the book due to a changing work schedule.”
‘I’m so excited that readers in the UK and Australia will finally be able to read Rebel Rising. The new release date in the UK is April 25 and in Australia May 8,” he wrote on Instagram.
Although the book has already been published in the US, publisher HarperCollins Australia confirmed that Australian readers will not be able to read the chapter.
‘This is my complete story, from my childhood to the birth of my beautiful daughter. I hope you enjoy.’
“Unfortunately, I will now be unable to attend book events in person in Australia due to my changing work schedule.”
Rebel played Sacha’s on-screen girlfriend in the 2016 film directed by Louis Leterrier.
The blacked out chapter was titled ‘Sacha Baron Cohen and Other Assholes’ and described the allegedly inappropriate way Cohen behaved towards her on the set of the 2016 comedy film Grimsby. He has denied the allegations
A spokesman for Baron Cohen said the move was a clear victory for the actor.