Rebel Wilson claims ‘a – – hole’ Sacha Baron Cohen ‘set out to humiliate and degrade her physical size’

nypost.com:

Rebel Rising,” the “Pitch Perfect” actress, 44, told the Sunday Times of London that Sacha Baron Cohen, her co-star in “The Brothers Grimsby,” made her feel “laughed at and degraded” on set nearly a decade ago.The Aussie performer previously claimed that Baron Cohen, 52, sexually harassed her during the making of the 2016 comedy.

She has also said that the “Bruno” star has been attempting to block the publication of her new book because it features a chapter detailing her experiences working with him, and she has repeatedly called the Brit a “massive a – – hole.”Baron Cohen denies the accusations.“While we appreciate the importance of speaking out, these demonstrably false claims are directly contradicted by extensive detailed evidence, including contemporaneous documents, film footage, and eyewitness accounts from those present before, during and after the production of ‘The Brothers Grimsby,'” a spokesman for Baron Cohen told the Post in a statement.Although Wilson became famous, in part, for playing a character named “Fat Amy” in the “Pitch Perfect” trilogy, she said she felt cruelly mocked during “Grimsby.”“It’s one thing for someone who is fat to exploit their size for comedy, but it’s another for somebody else to humiliate you,” Wilson told the Sunday Times.She added that she believes her costumes were picked to “see all the cellulite on my thighs and a top to show the fattest part of my arm.”The actress also felt “like I was something to be laughed at and degraded because of my size.”Looking back on the film eight years later, “it turned out to be the worst professional experience of my career,” she said.In “Rebel Rising,” the actress writes, “I’m sharing my story now because the more women talk about things like.