Rebel Wilson increases attacks on ‘cretin’ Sacha Baron Cohen after video released – News

With several exchanges of accusations, the conflict between actors Rebel Wilson and Sacha Baron Cohen continues to escalate.

Last month, the Australian actress popularized by the films “Pitch Perfect” began by saying that she dedicated an entire chapter of her memoir “Rebel Rising”, which will be released on February 2, to a big Hollywood star who was a ‘gigantic jerk’. Of april.

She then identified him as comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, claiming that his team was threatening her with legal action to prevent her from writing about the time they worked together on the action comedy “Brothers and Spies” (2016 ), where they played lovers.

Last week, People magazine had access to an excerpt from the book, where the actress claims that her colleague systematically asked her to take off her clothes despite there being a clause in the contract rejecting nudity and for him to stick his finger up her ass ( a rough translation of the original expression used) because he thought it would make a scene funny.

Last Friday, a cell phone video published by the British tabloid Daily Mail showed the rehearsal of the scene in question, apparently showing Wilson agreeing to Cohen’s request.

In a statement in the same article, the target responded that the video had been edited and shared out of context.

“It is stupid to release footage of part of that disgusting episode, leaving out everything that preceded it, including my horrified refusal to stick my finger up the SBC’s ass,” it said.

And he added: “This couldn’t have been for the film as director Louis Leterrier wasn’t even present. What this edited video shows is what I had to do to get out of there, as written in ‘Rebel Rising’. Release unauthorized videos and behind-the-scenes deceivers without my approval is the SBC’s latest way to intimidate and offend me.”

In an interview published this weekend by The Sunday Times, the actress gave more details about “Brothers and Spies”, saying that she felt ‘disrespected on the set’, but remained silent for fear of being considered ‘problematic’ within the industry .

“It ended up being the worst professional experience of my career”, he describes.

What also caught his attention was the wardrobe for his character, which he believes was chosen to show ‘all the cellulite on my thighs and a top to show off the fattest part of my arm… as if I were something to being ridiculed and degraded because of my size.”

“It’s one thing for someone who is fat to exploit their size for comedy, but it’s another for someone to humiliate us,” he added.

Cohen made a single statement, after being identified a week ago as the ‘cretin’ in the book, denying having mistreated the actress or pressured her to appear nude in the film.

“While we appreciate the importance of speaking out, these demonstrably false allegations are directly contradicted by extensive and detailed evidence, including contemporaneous documents, footage and eyewitness accounts from those present before, during and after the production of ‘Brothers and Spies.'” , said the statement sent to the media by representatives of the star popularized by “Ali G” and “Borat”.

The team also presented nine anonymous testimonies from people on the team arguing that the sex scene existed in the script.