Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Entertainment
John Dunne

Rebel Wilson autobiography delayed in the UK and Australia

The release of Hollywood actress Rebel Wilson's autobiography has been delayed in the UK and Australia.

Rebel Rising was published in the US on Tuesday and was due to be released in the UK and Australia on Thursday.

The release is now scheduled for 25 April.

Publisher HarperCollins said its release "in the UK and Australia has been moved to coincide with Rebel Wilson's press tours".

The book has been controversial for her account of remarks regarding working with Sacha Baron Cohen.

The British comedian has vehemently denied any impropriety, saying her description of shooting his 2016 film Grimsby is "demonstrably false".

Wilson told the Sunday Times making the spy comedy was "the worst professional experience of my career".

In the book, she claimed that she was asked to do some things that were "derogatory to women or to my size", and some scenes made her feel like she was "being humiliated".

As part of her allegations she compared Baron Cohen to a "fourth-grade bully who teases the fat girl on the playground and tries to make her life a living hell".

Wilson played the girlfriend of Baron Cohen's character in the film, which was known as The Brothers Grimsby in North America.

In a statement, Baron Cohen's spokesperson said: "While we appreciate the importance of speaking out, these demonstrably false claims are directly contradicted by extensive detailed evidence, including contemporaneous documents, film footage, and eyewitness accounts from those present before, during and after the production of The Brothers Grimsby."

Last week, the Daily Mail published outtake video footage from one of the scenes she described.

She said the release was "unauthorised and misleading" footage which was "bullying and gaslighting me".

Wilson will go on tour to promote her book in Edinburgh, Manchester and London on 24, 26 and 29 April.

She will then move on to Australia, visiting Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne on 9, 12 and 14 May.

In an appearance on Kelly Clarkson's US TV talk show on Tuesday, she said the "book itself is obviously not about this one guy", adding: "Like, that is one thing in one chapter."

Baron Cohen made his name as Ali G and fake Kazakh journalist Borat.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.