‘Scared’ Rebel Wilson claims Sacha Baron Cohen wanted her ‘to go naked’ on set in shocking memoir excerpt

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Rebel Wilson‘s memoir has been revealed, in which she describes in detail her alleged interactions with Sacha Baron Cohen as they worked on 2016’s “The Brothers Grimsby.”Wilson, 44, said that she initially met Cohen, 52, during a dinner party in 2013 and was later asked by the “Borat” star to play his girlfriend, Dawn, in the ill-fated R-rated comedy. “It felt like every time I’d speak to SBC, he’d mention that he wanted me to go naked in a future scene,” the “Rebel Rising” excerpt read, which was obtained by People on Wednesday. “I was like, ‘Ha, I don’t do nudity, Sacha.’”Despite her refusal, Cohen seemed determined to get his nude scene.

While shooting in Cape Town, the “Pitch Perfect” actress claimed she was summoned by Cohen “via a production assistant” saying she was “needed to film an additional scene.”“‘Okay, well, we’re gonna film this extra scene,’ SBC says.

Then he pulls his pants down … SBC says very matter-of-factly: ‘Okay, now I want you to stick your finger up my ass.’ And I’m like, ‘What?? … No!!’ …”“I was now scared,” the actress said. “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.”After shooting the bizarre scene, she immediately contacted her agent and a lawyer and was “encouraged to ‘be professional and finish the film.’” The “Struck by Lightning” star tried to cope with Cohen’s alleged behavior by trying “to laugh it off.”However, Wilson’s resolve began to crumble when she was asked to do several reshoots — which included a sex scene.“I filmed the scene, after demanding rewrites,” she wrote. “But I still had to simulate having sex with this guy.