Rebel Wilson has claimed that Sacha Baron Cohen asked her to strip naked on set amid their vicious legal battle.
Rebel Wilson has publicly named Sacha Baron Cohen as the celebrity she brands an “a**hole” in her upcoming memoir, Rebel Rising.
Last week, the Australian actress claimed she was facing potential legal action after writing about her experience working with an unnamed former co-star.
Rebel has now claimed she had an uncomfortable experience with the actor while filming the 2016 comedy The Brothers Grimsby.
The actress played the role of Dawn who was his character Nobby’s girlfriend.
In the paragraph obtained by People Magazine, Rebel claimed that Sacha would repeatedly ask her to strip off for scenes despite her “no nudity” rule.
The most shocking allegation from the passage was that he requested Rebel “stick her finger up his butt” because he thought it would make the scene funnier.
Rebel wrote: “It felt like every time I’d speak to SBC, he’d mention that he wanted me to go naked in a future scene. I was like, ‘Ha, I don’t do nudity, Sacha.'”
The 44-year-old also claimed that she was allegedly requested to do an additional scene while shooting in Cape Town, South Africa.
In Rebel’s recollection of the moment, Sacha said: “OK, well, we’re gonna film this extra scene,” and the actress added: “Then he pulls his pants down.”
Rebel also revealed that Sacha said: “OK, now I want you to stick your finger up my a**.” And I’m like, ‘What?? … No!!'”
Rebel claimed she was shocked and confessed: “I was now scared. I wanted to get out of there, so I finally compromised: I slapped him on the ass and improvised a few lines as the character.”
The Bridesmaids actress also claimed she only agreed to do a sex scene with him after she informed the producers that she wouldn’t be promoting the film ahead of its release.
Sacha has strongly denied any mistreatment of Rebel and added that he never pressured her to be naked in the film.
A spokesperson for Sacha 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.”
