Not a care in the world: Smiling Rebel Wilson leaves TV appearance with Andy Cohen as her book release is ‘delayed’ indefinitely in Australia after Sacha Baron Cohen claims
Rebel Wilson didn’t seem to have any worries as she left a recording Watch what’s happening live Andy Cohen On Wednesday, just hours after the news, her book was pulled from both online and bookstores in Australia.
The publication of the actress’s memoir has sparked controversy in recent days after she made some rather shocking allegations about her former The Brothers Grimsby co-star Sacha Baron Cohen in the book.
The actress, 44, seemed far from concerned about the drama and smiled for the cameras as she left the NBC studios in New York.
She wore a stylish plain black dress for her TV appearance and wasted no time flashing her sparkling engagement ring for the cameras.
The blonde will appear in the episode alongside American actress Alison Brie.
Rebel Wilson seemed unconcerned as she left a recording of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on Wednesday, just hours after news that her book was being pulled from both online and bookstores in Australia.
The outing comes after it was announced that her memoir ‘Rebel Rising’ has been ‘postponed’ Down Under indefinitely.
Buyers who tried to get the book on Amazon were notified that the title was “currently unavailable” and that “we don’t know when or if this item will be back in stock.”
Several have reported that sites like Booktopia have canceled orders of the book, and local stores like Big W and Dymocks have also refunded existing pre-orders.
The book’s publisher, Harper Collins Australia, told Yahoo Lifestyle that “the publication of Rebel Rising has been postponed, but we have no further comment.”
The actress, 44, seemed far from concerned about the drama and smiled for the cameras as she left the NBC studios in New York.
On Tuesday, Rebel posted on Instagram announcing that the book was available for purchase in the US, but many of her Australian fans responded to the comments complaining about the delay in Australia.
‘I pre-ordered a copy from Big W in (Australia) and recently received a refund and a notification that they no longer had the book in stock. Destroyed!’ read one comment.
‘This happened to me too! I don’t see it available anywhere in Aus now,” wrote another disappointed fan.
On Facebook, another Rebel fan reported that their local bookseller said the book was being recalled for reprint to “redact some parts.”
She wore a stylish plain black dress for her TV appearance and wasted no time flashing her sparkling engagement ring for the cameras
In a passage from Rebel Rising, she claimed that Sacha asked her to “stick her finger up his ass” because he thought it would make for a funny scene in the film The Brother Grimsby and claimed that “it felt like (he) was being sexual bothered’. me’.
Rebel also claimed that the alleged inappropriate experience with the Borat actor led to an eating disorder, as she detailed the “disrespect” she felt.
The Pitch Perfect star recalled how she felt “completely disrespected, which led to me treating myself with even more disrespect by eating in an extremely unhealthy way.”
Sacha has strongly denied Rebel’s claims as ‘demonstrably false’.
Furthermore, a series of never-before-seen clips from the film, obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com, appear to show that the “stick her finger up his ass” comment was actually part of the script – and that the actress was too. involved in the scene from the start.
The outing comes after it was announced that her memoir ‘Rebel Rising’ has been ‘postponed’ indefinitely in Australia
In a passage from Rebel Rising, she claimed that Sacha asked her to “stick her finger up his ass” because he thought it would make for a funny scene in the film The Brother Grimsby and claimed that “it felt like (he) was being sexual bothered’. me’
While Rebel insists Sacha made the rude request while his ‘male friends’ were laughing and filmed the moment on an iPhone, unseen excerpts from the scripted scene, which was read and approved by the actress before filming, appear to tell a different story to show. side of the story.
In a crucial intimate scene, Rebel’s character Dawn slaps the butt of Sacha’s character Nobby and then tries to stick her finger between his cheeks. He rejects her advances and says, “Not my ass, Dawny. After that curry last night, it’s like a loaded gun.’
Still on camera, but out of character, Rebel can then be heard discussing the blocking and telling Sacha, “I’ll do a smack (on your butt) and I’ll put a – through the crack,” to which he replies, “It’s almost like you’re going to ram your fingers in.”
She answers, “Yes.”