Sacha Baron Cohen has responded to strong claims made by
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Hollywood star shared her claims in a candid statement, saying Baron Cohen tried to shut down allegations she made about him in her expose book. Making waves with her tale of a tiff with an iconic
British Actor, Wilson outed Baron Cohen as the star trying to keep his name out of her soon-to-be-released memoir. The 44-year-old Bridesmaids actress voiced her stand against "will not be bullied or silenced by high priced lawyers" bullying or silencing her and outed Baron Cohen as the unnamed "massive a**hole" cited in one chapter of her impending book Rebel Rising, due out next month. Read More Related Articles Sarah Ferguson pays tribute to
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Instagram on March 15, Wilson spilled some Tinsel Town secrets: "When I first came to Hollywood, people were like, yeah, 'I have a no a**hole policy, means like, yeah, I don't work with a**holes.' I was like, 'Oh yeah. I mean, that sounds sensible or logical. But then it really sunk in because I worked with a massive a**hole and yeah, now I definitely have a no a**holes policy." In another past post on
Social Media, reports the Mirror , mum-of-one Wilson claimed: "Now the a**hole is trying to threaten me. He's hired a crisis PR manager and lawyers. He's trying to stop press coming out about my new book. But the book WILL come out and you will all know the truth." (Image: Columbia Pictures) Baron Cohen's spokesperson said on Monday: "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." On her Instagram Stories on March 25, Wilson posted a photo of a notebook and pen, writing over it: "I will not be bullied or silenced by high priced lawyers or PR crisis managers. The 'asshole' that I am talking about in ONE CHAPTER of my book is: Sacha Baron Cohen." Read More Related Articles Nikita Kuzmin's girlfriend breaks silence after 'row' at Celebrity Big Brother wrap party Read More Related Articles Piers Morgan hints Meghan and Harry leaked story about private message to Kate Middleton Wilson and Baron Cohen were both in the 2016 movie Grimsby. The film didn't get great reviews and was written by Baron Cohen. In the film, Wilson played Dawn Grobham, who is the girlfriend of Baron Cohen's character Nobby Butcher, and she looks after his 11 kids. In 2016, Wilson told Marie Claire she was asked to show everything on camera for the movie but said no and had someone else do it instead. "They wanted full-frontal nudity. We write in the contract, specifically, 'No nudity'", she said. Top showbiz news Kate and William issue new statement New Death in Paradise star Kate Garraway facing huge bill Tyson Fury hints
Paris is pregnant "They got in another girl - this larger burlesque dancer from
South Africa - to be a nude double. And they got her to do all this stuff. Sacha would go, 'See, she looks good.' I'm like, I'm not doing it. I don't care what you say." Get the latest celebrity gossip and telly news sent straight to your inbox. Sign up to our daily Showbiz newsletter here . Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Follow Daily Record
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