Actress Rebel Wilson and “Borat” actor Sacha Baron Cohen are arguing about the publication of the Australian’s autobiography. In a post on Instagram yesterday, she wrote that she did not want to be “intimidated or silenced” by Baron Cohen’s lawyers.
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The actress previously said her book would include details about working with an actor she previously described as an “asshole,” BBC and CNN write. Now she called Baron Cohen by name. She did not give any exact details about what happened.
Speaker: “Provably false claims”
Baron Cohen’s spokesman told BBC News that they understand the importance of going public, “but these demonstrably false claims are directly refuted by extensive detailed evidence, including contemporary documents, footage and eyewitness accounts from people who lived before, were present during and after the production of ‘The Brothers Grimsby'”.
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Baron Cohen and Wilson played a couple in the film, which is called “The Spy and His Brother” in German. Wilson has criticized the shoot in the past. In a 2016 interview with Britain’s Marie Claire, Wilson spoke about Baron Cohen wanting to do a nude scene with her, which she declined. “You want to be able to trust that people have a certain sensitivity and decency,” Wilson said at the time, according to CNN. “And with comedies that’s often not the case.”