Rebel Wilson Dubs Sacha Baron Cohen As “Massive A**HOLE” After Revealing He Threatened Her Over Memoir

Australian actress and comedian Rebel Wilson recently revealed the identity of the Hollywood actor she accused of trying to stop the release of her upcoming memoir Rebel Rising. In an Instagram post, Wilson directly called out actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, stating “I will not be bullied or silenced by high-priced lawyers or PR crisis managers. The a****le that I am talking about in ONE CHAPTER of my book is: Sacha Baron Cohen.”

About a week prior, Wilson had posted an Instagram video alluding to an “ale” co-star she worked with in Hollywood without naming him directly. She stated “When I first came to Hollywood, people were like, yeah, ‘I have a no ale policy, that means like, yeah, I don’t work with ales.’ I was like, ‘oh yeah. I mean, that sounds sensible or logical’. But then it really sunk in what they were meaning by that, older people in the industry. Because I worked with a massive ale, and, yeah, now I definitely have that policy.”

Wilson and Cohen co-starred together in the 2016 action comedy film Grimsby, directed by Louis Leterrier. Cohen has yet to publicly respond to Wilson’s accusations. Wilson’s memoir Rebel Rising is slated for release on April 2.