'Rebel' redacted: Rebel Wilson's book chapter on Sacha Baron Cohen struck from some copies


by Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times— It seems Rebel Wilson and her team decided to keep parts of her book "Rebel Rising" from hitting some shelves — perhaps to avoid legal backlash from former co-star Sacha Baron Cohen. Weeks after the Australian "Pitch Perfect" and "Senior Year" star published her memoir in the U.S., HarperCollins reportedly confirmed that some copies of "Rebel Rising" won't include a controversial chapter about Wilson's experience working with Cohen on the 2016 comedy film "The Brothers Grimsby." The chapter,...

BBC News—Rebel Wilson book published in the UK with Sacha Baron Cohen text redacted. Some sections of the UK edition of the book, released on Thursday, have been redacted.

Deadline—Sacha Baron Cohen Camp Claims Vindication As UK Publisher Redacts Rebel Wilson’s Barbed Memoir. After finding himself an unwilling major selling point of Rebel Wilson’s memoir Rebel Rising, Sacha Baron Cohen is feeling a bit of vindication tonight. When the UK version of the book is published tomorrow, the chapter about him will be largely redacted, this after Baron Cohen’s attorneys threatened to sue Harper Collins over allegations his […]

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