Rebel Wilson's book published in UK with Sacha Baron Cohen claims redacted

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Rebel Wilson expressed her gratitude to her supporters and different women who she said person "shared their stories" astir moving pinch Sacha Baron Cohen aft her allegations against nan character were redacted successful nan U.K. publication of her caller memoir.

In her book "Rebel Rising," nan 44-year-old character made shocking claims astir Baron's behaviour toward her during filming of nan 2016 movie "The Brothers Grimsby," which he has powerfully denied. The unredacted memoir was published successful nan U.S. by Simon & Schuster connected April 2. A spokesperson for her U.K. patient HarperCollins confirmed to People magazine that immoderate passages had been blacked retired successful nan British edition, which was released connected Thursday.

Wilson stood by her statements arsenic she posted a photograph connected her Instagram communicative connected Wednesday night, which was taken successful Edinburgh, Scotland, during nan first extremity connected her book tour.

"I want to convey each nan group who person travel guardant and acknowledged my experiences pinch Sacha Baron Cohen," Wilson wrote connected nan image.

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Rebel Wilson's shocking claims astir Sacha Baron Cohen were redacted successful nan U.K. version of her caller book "Rebel Rising." (Getty Images)

"Thank you for sharing your ain stories pinch me," she added. "I'm truthful grateful to you and really admit it."

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Wilson's lawyer Bryan Freedman echoed her sentiments successful a associated connection to Fox News Digital connected Thursday.

"Rebel and I want to convey each nan women who person shared their stories pinch america astir their experiences pinch Sacha Baron Cohen. We are grateful for their spot and bravery," he said.

A typical for Harper Collins told People, "We are publishing each page, but for ineligible reasons, successful nan U.K. edition, we are redacting astir of 1 page pinch immoderate different mini redactions and an explanatory note."

The connection continued, "Those sections are a very mini portion of a overmuch bigger communicative and we’re excited for readers to cognize Rebel’s story erstwhile nan book is released."

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Wilson thanked her supporters successful a station to her Instagram Story. (Rebel Wilson Instagram)

On Thursday, nan U.K. outlet The Guardian reported that nan full section astir the "Borat" star, titled "Sacha Baron Cohen and Other A--holes," was redacted successful nan Australia and New Zealand editions, which are group to beryllium published connected May 8.

According to nan outlet, nan U.K. version included an explanatory statement that Wilson's type of events successful nan section "can’t beryllium printed present owed to peculiarities of nan rule successful England and Wales."

A spokesperson for Cohen, 52, told Fox News Digital, "Harper Collins did not truth cheque this section successful nan book anterior to publication and took nan sensible but terribly belated measurement of deleting Rebel Wilson’s defamatory claims erstwhile presented pinch grounds that they were false."

"Printing falsehoods is against nan rule successful nan U.K. and Australia; this is not a ‘peculiarity’ arsenic Ms. Wilson said, but a ineligible rule that has existed for galore hundreds of years. This is simply a clear triumph for Sacha Baron Cohen and confirms what we said from nan opening — that this is demonstrably false, successful a shameful and grounded effort to waste books."

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Pages successful nan U.K. version were blacked retired pinch an explanatory statement added. (Getty Images)

In "The Brothers Grimsby," Wilson and Cohen starred together arsenic a hubby and woman of 9 kids. Later, Wilson accused Cohen of "harassing" her connected nan movie group during a power show interview, according to Variety.

She alleged that Cohen many times asked her to look naked successful a segment and yet hired a assemblage double for nan nude segment aft she refused.

Wilson besides accused Cohen of telling her to "stick [her] digit up [his] butt" while filming nan past scene, contempt nan move not being included successful nan script.

In her memoir, the actress elaborate her experiences while moving pinch Cohen, describing really uncomfortable she felt while filming "The Brothers Grimsby."

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"The movie bombed, which to maine was karma enough," Wilson wrote successful "Rebel Rising," according to People.

"I’m not astir canceling anybody and that’s not my information for sharing this story," she added. "I’m sharing my communicative now because nan much women talk astir things for illustration this, hopefully nan little it happens."

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Wilson accused Cohen of "harassing" her connected nan movie group during a power show interview, according to Variety. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

A typical for Cohen denied her claims, telling Fox News Digital, "While we admit nan value of speaking out, these demonstrably mendacious claims are straight contradicted by extended elaborate evidence, including contemporaneous documents, movie footage, and eyewitness accounts from those coming before, during and aft nan accumulation of ‘The Brothers Grimsby.’"

After Cohen denied nan allegations, Wilson insisted that she was telling nan truth, saying she was "humiliated and degraded arsenic a person" connected nan movie set.

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"That was thing that happened 10 years ago, and evidently I've moved past it now, but it was my worst master experience," she admitted successful an April 1 question and reply connected "Today."

"Just emotion humiliated and degraded arsenic a person, I conscionable thought it's worthy sharing successful the book because there's astir apt a batch of group retired location that person had nan aforesaid experiences," she continued.

Wilson besides claimed that since her allegations astir Cohen's behaviour person been getting attention, "I've had a batch of women scope retired and opportunity that they've had akin experiences pinch this guy."

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Wilson claimed that Cohen harassed her connected nan group of their 2016 movie. (Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images for Opera Australia)

Prior to nan merchandise of "Rebel Rising," Wilson said astir nan section of her book dedicated to Cohen connected societal media. She primitively neglected to sanction names, alternatively referring to him arsenic an "a--hole" that she'd worked with, but aft he allegedly attempted to extremity her from publishing her book, she called him retired directly.

"I will not beryllium bullied aliases silenced by precocious priced lawyers aliases PR situation managers," Wilson wrote connected her Instagram communicative astatine nan extremity of March. "The ‘a--hole’ that I americium talking astir successful ONE CHAPTER of my book is: Sacha Baron Cohen."

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During her question and reply pinch "Today," Wilson admitted she wasn't amazed that Cohen is denying her accusations against him, saying, "Obviously, knowing his character, I assumed he would respond successful this way."

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"Writing a memoir, nan book gets afloat legally vetted," she explained, "so evidently location are tons of group to backmost what I'm saying successful nan book, nan book is 100% honorable and truthful."

Fox News Digital's Emily Trainham and Elizabeth Stanton contributed to this report.

Ashley Hume is an intermezo writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips tin beryllium sent to [email protected] and connected Twitter: @ashleyhume

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