Rebel Wilson was published in the United Kingdom with the text revised by Sacha Baron Cohen

Australian actress Rebel Wilson's autobiography has been published in the UK, but one controversial section has been deleted.

The release of Rebel Rising sparked a storm in the US earlier this month over Wilson's allegations against Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen.

The British edition of the book, released on Thursday, withheld text believed to relate to him.

A note has been added to the page stating that the redaction has been made 'due to peculiarities of the law in England and Wales'.

A spokesman for Baron Cohen said the redactions represent a “clear victory” and reiterated his position that Wilson's allegations are “patently false.”

A spokesperson for publisher HarperCollins told BBC News: “We publish every page, but for legal reasons, in the UK edition, we are redacting most of the page with a few other small revisions and an explanatory note.

“These sections represent a very small part of a much larger story, and we are excited for readers to learn Rebel’s story when the book is released.”

A spokesperson for Baron Cohen told BBC News: “HarperCollins did not fact-check this chapter in the book before publication, and took the reasonable but too late step of deleting Rebel Wilson's defamatory claims once evidence was presented that they were false.”

“It is against the law in the UK and Australia to print falsehoods; this is not a 'property' as Ms Wilson said, but a legal principle that has been around for hundreds of years.”

The statement called the revisions “a clear victory for Sacha Baron Cohen,” adding that Wilson's claims were “patently false” and a “shameful effort” to sell books.

Other sections of the British edition feature further revisions, but are much shorter with only the occasional sentence deleted.

The British comedian has vehemently denied any wrongdoing, saying her description of filming his 2016 film Grimsby was “patently false.”

Baron Cohen's lawyers said the evidence shows her allegations have “no basis in fact” and are part of a “cynical commercial ploy to promote her book.”

They provided video footage of the scene in question, as well as email exchanges, script excerpts and testimony from producers and crew members, which his lawyers say support his case.

In a statement earlier this month, spokesman Baron Cohen said: “While we appreciate the importance of speaking out, these patently false claims are directly contradicted by extensive, detailed evidence, including contemporary documents, film footage, and eyewitness accounts.” Of those who were present before and during it.” And after the production of Grimsby Brothers.”

The Daily Mail published video footage excerpted from one of the scenes described by Wilson. She claimed that publishing the “unauthorized and misleading” footage amounted to “bullying and gaslighting me.”

The book as a whole has not yet received positive reviews from British critics.

“While no one picks up a celebrity's memoir expecting to be transported by his or her gorgeous prose, I'm afraid the writing in Rebel Rising is almost distracting,” she wrote.

Watkins described the book's “clangers” as “a shame, because Wilson's life story is so interesting and her voice so compelling.”

She concluded, “Despite my complaints about the writing, there's no doubt that it feels conversational – for Wilson fans, Rebel Rising will be a treat, as much as sitting across from it with a glass of wine. Meanwhile, less devoted readers may emerge in need of more than a drink.” strong.”

He said the British version felt like “a collection of weak jokes and self-indulgence”.

“Rebel Rising has an honesty that sometimes doesn't work to its advantage,” Robbie said. “Wilson includes old diary entries about her fluctuating weight and her determination to 'make her own destiny': these read like Bridget Jones if Helen Fielding lost her touch.

“Still, there's a bravery to waving it around in public, which goes hand in hand with Wilson's not-so-candidate persona.”