Australian-born Hollywood starRebel Wilson has delayed the publication of her memoir,amid tensions with former co-starSacha Baron Cohen over claims expected to be made in the book.
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The autobiography,Rebel Rising,was slated for publication on April 3,followed by a promotional tour in May with events scheduled for Melbourne,Sydney and Brisbane.
But the book’s publisher,HarperCollins,said on Wednesday that the book’s publication and review copies would not be made available as planned.
On March 16,Wilson posted areel to Instagram promoting the book. She mentioned that chapter 23 explored Baron Cohen’s behaviour towards her,though at that point he had not yet been identified.
“I worked with a massive a--hole and yeah,now I definitely have a no a--holes policy,” the actor and comedian wrote.
Wilson then took to social media to name Baron Cohen,writing he was “trying to stop press coming out about my new book”,although there has been no confirmation that the delay in publication is due to the dispute between the two stars.
A spokesperson for Baron Cohen told US TV network CNN on Tuesday that Wilson’s claims – which relate to the period in 2016 when the two performers worked together on UK productionThe Brothers Grimsby – were untrue and “directly contradicted by extensive detailed evidence”.
HarperCollins said on Wednesday afternoon that it could not comment further on the delayed publication.