Rebel Wilson's memoir faces censorship: Allegations of Misconduct against Sacha Baron Cohen dropped

Rebel Wilson’s memoir "Rebel Rising" is facing censorship in the UK. Harper Collins who is the UK publisher had to drop a page of content pertaining to alleged work place misdemeanor against the actor’s co-star Sacha Baron Cohen. Rebel Wilson accused her co-star of requesting her to perform obscene act during the shooting for the film “The Brothers Grimsby”, as per a report on USA Today.

In an excerpt from the book, Wilson alleged that while filming certain scenes, Cohen forced himself on her.

The book which was released on April 2 will see the UK Edition having omitted this part due to legal complications.


Representatives of Cohen accused the publishers of not fact checking the content of the book and have completely denied the accusations levied against the star. They even termed this as demonstrably false in a shameful and failed attempt to sell books.

Wilson thanked all her supporters who stood by her in one of her stories uploaded on Instagram, a social media app owned by Meta. She added “Thank you for sharing your own stories with me. I am so grateful to you and really appreciate it”.

While there are accounts on either side of the divide, the UK publishers have decided to drop this content. The other editions will continue to carry an account of the alleged incident.

FAQs:

Q1. What does the UK law say on defamation?
A1. According to the UK Law, any affected party must bring a suit against the defendants within a year after the alleged defamation material is published. The courts normally encourage an alternative dispute settlement mechanism including out of court settlements.

Q2 What is the remedy for those affected by defamation?
A2. An injunction to prevent further publication of any material or even withdrawing the content already published. An apology can also follow. Further, the affected parties can seek compensation too.