{"id":217575,"date":"2024-03-27T14:18:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T14:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/27\/rebel-wilsons-memoir-claims-about-sacha-baron-cohen-and-more-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:19:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:19:50","slug":"rebel-wilsons-memoir-claims-about-sacha-baron-cohen-and-more-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/27\/rebel-wilsons-memoir-claims-about-sacha-baron-cohen-and-more-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebel Wilson\u2019s Memoir Claims About Sacha Baron Cohen and More \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-gallery\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-featured\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-0\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/rebel-wilson-then-and-now-transformation-photos\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rebel-wilson-sasha-cohen-ftr.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc\" alt=\"Rebel Wilson Sacha Baron Cohen\" loading=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rebel-wilson-sasha-cohen-ftr.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rebel-wilson-sasha-cohen-ftr.jpg?quality=100&amp;resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rebel-wilson-sasha-cohen-ftr.jpg?quality=100&amp;resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 21 18\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M4.807.867h15.401v12.101h-2.2v2.2h-2.2v2.2H.406v-12.1h2.2V3.066h2.2v-2.2Zm14.301 11.001V1.967H5.907v9.901h13.201Zm-2.2 2.2v-1.1H4.807v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2ZM7.007 3.067h11.001v7.7H7.007v-7.7Zm7.7 13.201v-1.1h-12.1v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2Z\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView gallery\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-1\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-1\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/rebel-wilson-then-and-now-transformation-photos\/#!1\/75th-ee-british-academy-film-awards-ceremony-royal-albert-hall-london-uk-13-mar-2022-5\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"293\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/rebel-wilson-baftas.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=293\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"Rebel Wilson&#10;75th EE British Academy Film Awards, Ceremony, Royal Albert Hall, London, UK - 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The book \u2014 which is set to hit shelves on Tuesday, April 2 \u2014 claims that the 52-year-old comedian pressured the <em>Pitch Perfect<\/em> star, 44, to film a nude scene.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">\u201cIt felt like every time I\u2019d speak to SBC, he\u2019d mention that he wanted me to go naked in a future scene,\u201d Rebel wrote in an excerpt obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/rebel-wilson-details-allegations-about-sacha-baron-cohen-he-calls-false-exclusive-8620597\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>PEOPLE<\/em><\/a>. \u201cI was like, \u2018Ha, I don\u2019t do nudity, Sacha.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">Rebel then recounted an alleged moment on set when Sacha came up with the idea for her to finger him in a scene.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">\u201cSBC summons me via a production assistant saying that I\u2019m needed to film an additional scene. \u2018OK, well, we\u2019re gonna film this extra scene,\u2019 SBC says,\u201d Rebel continued. \u201cThen he pulls his pants down. SBC says very matter-of-factly: \u2018OK, now I want you to stick your finger up my ass.\u2019 And I\u2019m like, \u2018What?? \u2026 No!!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"The Brothers Grimsby - Official Trailer (HD)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_YtclB_02wA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">According to her, the Australia native \u201cfinally compromised\u201d by opting to slap Sacha\u2019s rear and improvising \u201ca few lines\u201d for the scene so that she could \u201cget out of there.\u201d However, the two had an intimate scene coming up, and Rebel \u201cstill had to simulate having sex with this guy,\u201d adding that she felt \u201cscared\u201d in this situation on set.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">\u201cI still had to kiss him repeatedly,\u201d she continued. \u201c[Months later], it really sank in that all this wasn\u2019t something that could be laughed off. I relayed to the producers that I would not be doing any promotion for the film.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">Rebel also pointed out that she didn\u2019t write about this alleged experience with the <em>Trial of the Chicago 7<\/em> star to bash anyone.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-9\">\u201cI\u2019m sharing \u2026 now because the more women talk about things like this, hopefully the less it happens,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-10\">An anonymous producer from the production contested Rebel\u2019s claims, telling <em>PEOPLE<\/em> that she had \u201cread and approved\u201d the scene in question.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-11\">\u201cAs per the script, which Rebel had read and approved in advance, her character was attempting to put a finger in Sacha\u2019s character\u2019s butt,\u201d the producer said. \u201cAt no point did Sacha actually ask her to put a finger in his butt. 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