Rebel Wilson reveals A-list ‘a–hole’ who allegedly tried to ‘threaten’ her over memoir: ‘I will not be bullied’

nypost.com:

Rebel Wilson officially named Sacha Baron Cohen as the Hollywood star who is allegedly trying to “threaten” her over her upcoming memoir, “Rebel Rising.” In an Instagram Story on Monday, the “Pitch Perfect” actress posted a picture of a binder and a purple pen while declaring, “I will not be bullied or silenced with high priced lawyers or PR crisis managers.” before dropping the bombshell. “The ‘a—hole’ that I am talking about in ONE CHAPTER of my book is Sasha Baron Cohen,” she continued.The Post reached out to Cohen, 52, for comment.

Several social media users were quick to respond to the allegations. “Oh, you mean Sacha Baron Cohen, the guy who made a career out of being an ‘a—hole’ to people for comedic effect,” one X (formerly Twitter) user wrote. “How shocking that he would allegedly threaten legal action against Rebel Wilson for daring to write about her experience working with him.” “I mean, it’s not like celebrities have a history of using their power and influence to silence people who speak out against them or anything,” they went on. “And it’s certainly not like there’s a huge double standard in Hollywood when it comes to how male and female actors are treated.”“Sacha Baron Cohen has always been a weirdo,” a second user pointed out. “Seeing Rebel Wilson reveal that Sacha Baron Cohen is the a-hole she wrote about in her book like its a big deal but I’m honestly not even surprised,” a third person laughed.

One diligent social media user pointed out that this was not the first time that Wilson, 44, had spoken out against the “Borat” star.“Rebel Wilson has been extremely consistent over the past decade in talking about what she experienced with Sacha Baron Cohen,” they wrote along with a couple of screenshots of.