Ahead of the publication of her next memoir, Rebel Wilson has opened up about one of the worst moments of her career.
In an interview with The Sunday Times published over the weekend, Wilson revealed that he had starred in the 2016 film The Brothers Grimsby, and that he had worked with Sacha Baron Cohen, who was one of its producers and screenwriters. He said it was the “worst professional experience”. It's happened before.
The “Pitch Perfect” star said she felt “disrespected on set” because of the way the movie was shot and written for her role.
“It's one thing for a fat person to use your size for comedy, it's another thing for other people to shame you,” Wilson said.
She also said that her clothes were designed to “show all the cellulite on my thighs and the tops showed the thickest parts of my arms,” adding, “I don't get laughed at because of my size.” “It has become something that is looked down upon and degraded,” he said.
Wilson said she didn't speak out at the time because she didn't want to be called a “troublemaker,” and even returned to the film several months later for reshoots.
The actor told The Sunday Times that it “took months to recover” from the experience, but she never promoted the film or saw it.
Last month, Wilson teased that his memoir, Rebel Rising, would reveal the true identity of the “freaking bastards” he used to work with. Shortly after, she named Baron Cohen as the person she was referring to, claiming he was trying to silence her ahead of the release of her book.
In her memoir, which will be released on April 2, Wilson claims that Baron Cohen pressured her to appear nude in The Brothers Grimsby and asked him to stick his fingers in her back in one scene, according to People magazine. It is claimed that
“I felt that way every time I spoke to you. [Sasha Baron Cohen], he said he wanted me to be naked in a future scene. “I thought, 'Oh, I don't do nudity, Sasha,'” Wilson wrote.
The “Borat” actor responded to Wilson's allegations in a statement shared with Deadline last week.
“While we recognize the importance of speaking out, these patently false claims are based on contemporary documents, film footage, and evidence that existed before, during, and after the production of 'The Brothers Grimsby.' This is categorically refuted by extensive and detailed evidence, including eyewitness accounts.”
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