Rebel Wilson Claims Sacha Baron Cohen Wanted Her to ‘Go Naked’ for ‘Grimsby’ Scene: ‘I Don’t Do Nudity’

Insurgent Wilson‘s memoir, Insurgent Rising, contains startling allegations in opposition to her Grimsby (additionally titled The Brothers Grimsby) co-star, Sacha Baron Cohen. The e-book — which is about to hit cabinets on Tuesday, April 2 — claims that the 52-year-old comic pressured the Pitch Excellent star, 44, to movie a nude scene.

“It felt like each time I’d communicate to SBC, he’d point out that he needed me to go bare in a future scene,” Insurgent wrote in an excerpt obtained by PEOPLE. “I used to be like, ‘Ha, I don’t do nudity, Sacha.”

Insurgent then recounted an alleged second on set when Sacha got here up with the thought for her to finger him in a scene.

“SBC summons me by way of a manufacturing assistant saying that I’m wanted to movie an extra scene. ‘OK, properly, we’re gonna movie this additional scene,’ SBC says,” Insurgent continued. “Then he pulls his pants down. SBC says very matter-of-factly: ‘OK, now I would like you to stay your finger up my ass.’ And I’m like, ‘What?? … No!!’”

In response to her, the Australia native “lastly compromised” by opting to slap Sacha’s rear and improvising “a couple of traces” for the scene in order that she might “get out of there.” Nonetheless, the 2 had an intimate scene arising, and Insurgent “nonetheless needed to simulate having intercourse with this man,” including that she felt “scared” on this scenario on set.

“I nonetheless needed to kiss him repeatedly,” she continued. “[Months later], it actually sank in that each one this wasn’t one thing that might be laughed off. I relayed to the producers that I might not be doing any promotion for the movie.”

Insurgent additionally identified that she didn’t write about this alleged expertise with the Trial of the Chicago 7 star to bash anybody.

“I’m sharing … now as a result of the extra ladies discuss issues like this, hopefully the much less it occurs,” she wrote.

An nameless producer from the manufacturing contested Insurgent’s claims, telling PEOPLE that she had “learn and authorized” the scene in query.

“As per the script, which Insurgent had learn and authorized prematurely, her character was making an attempt to place a finger in Sacha’s character’s butt,” the producer mentioned. “At no level did Sacha truly ask her to place a finger in his butt. All through this complete interval, she was handled with the utmost respect and empowerment and was welcomed as a collaborator in all artistic areas.”