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The UK edition of Rebel Wilson’s forthcoming memoir, Rebel Rising (HarperCollins), will be published with passages redacted, the publisher has confirmed.
This comes after the "Pitch Perfect" actress made claims about her experiences acting with Sacha Baron Cohen, with whom she co-starred in the 2016 film "Grimsby" (known as "The Brothers Grimsby" in the US).
One page, within a chapter titled “Sacha Baron Cohen and other Assholes”, is almost entirely redacted. In the UK edition, Wilson says that details of her experiences “can’t be printed here due to the peculiarities of the law in England and Wales”.
A spokesperson for HarperCollins told The Bookseller: "We are publishing every page [of Rebel Rising], but for legal reasons, in the UK edition, we are redacting most of one page with some other small redactions and an explanatory note. 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, this Thursday 25th April."
Speaking to MailOnline, the publisher said the redactions occur in chapter 23 on pages 216, 217, 218 and 221.
The book was published by Simon & Schuster (S&S) in the US on 2nd April. However, Wilson’s Australia book tour has been cancelled and the publication date delayed.
Wilson has said an incident of Cohen’s behaviour on set left her feeling "bullied, humiliated and compromised".
Cohen has strongly denied the allegations. On publication in the US, a spokesperson for the actor 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’.”
Wilson is scheduled to begin a UK promotional tour this week, with Fane producing talks in Edinburgh (24th April), Manchester (26th April) and London (29th April). The book was acquired by HarperCollins Australia in a nine-way auction last year.