Rebel Wilson’s Memoir to Be Published in U.K. with Sacha Baron Cohen Allegations Redacted

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'Rebel Rising' debuted in the U.S. earlier this month, and hits bookstores in the U.K. on April 25

<p>Getty (2)</p> From Left: Rebel Wilson; Sasha Baron Cohen

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From Left: Rebel Wilson; Sasha Baron Cohen

Rebel Wilson’s memoir will look slightly different when it hits bookstores in the U.K.

Rebel Rising, which was published in the U.S. on April 2, debuts in British bookstores on April 25 with some passages redacted, a spokesperson for HarperCollins confirmed to PEOPLE.

“We are publishing every page, but for legal reasons, in the U.K. edition, we are redacting most of one page with some other small redactions and an explanatory note,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “Those sections are a very small part of a much bigger story and we’re excited for readers to know Rebel’s story when the book is released.”

Among the redacted elements are details of Wilson’s allegations about her experiences working with Sacha Baron Cohen on the set of the 2016 movie The Brothers Grimsby. Wilson, 44, wrote that she felt harassed and humiliated by the actor, 52, and Baron Cohen vehemently denied the allegations.

A spokesperson for Baron Cohen told PEOPLE, "HarperCollins did not fact check this chapter in the book prior to publication and took the sensible but terribly belated step of deleting Rebel Wilson’s defamatory claims once presented with evidence that they were false."

"Printing falsehoods is against the law in the UK and Australia; this is not a 'peculiarity' as Ms. Wilson said, but a legal principle that has existed for many hundreds of years. This is a clear victory for Sacha Baron Cohen and confirms what we said from the beginning — that this is demonstrably false, in a shameful and failed effort to sell books," they continued.

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<p>Everett</p> From Left: Rebel Wilson and Sacha Baron Cohen on set of 'The Brothers Grimsby'

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From Left: Rebel Wilson and Sacha Baron Cohen on set of 'The Brothers Grimsby'

Additionally, a rep for the actor told PEOPLE when the book was first published in the U.S., "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."

On her Instagram Stories on April 25, Wilson posted, "I want to thank all the people who have come forward and acknowledged my experiences with Sacha Baron Cohen."

In Rebel Rising, she wrote, "The movie bombed, which to me was karma enough. I’m not about canceling anybody and that’s not my motivation for sharing this story. I’m sharing my story now because the more women talk about things like this, hopefully the less it happens.”

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Wilson told PEOPLE that she decided to write a memoir — a year-and-a-half long process — as a way to reflect on her life, but ended up sharing "all my life's deepest secrets, which is a bit scary."

"There's a lot of stories and personal stuff that I've never ever talked about. The book is this forum because it's me just sitting down telling my own story, and that was the right forum for some of these more emotional things,” she said.

Rebel Wilson's memoir, ''Rebel Rising"
Rebel Wilson's memoir, ''Rebel Rising"

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The writing process was admittedly a challenge.

“I think the first few chapters were really s---,” Wilson said. “Then the editor was like, ‘This just doesn't sound like you.’ So what I started doing is I just sat there by myself as if I'm just telling the story to a friend."

While the candid nature of the memoir felt "very embarrassing," the Pitch Perfect alum said, “If I'm doing it, I'm doing it full out.”

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