Rebel Wilson's Allegations Against Sacha Baron Cohen Explained

By H. Alan Scott

We ended last week with Kate Middleton's shocking cancer diagnosis announcement, which led to a lot of folks online feeling a little awkward over the things they had been saying about her. (But let's be real, online commentators are immune to embarrassment.) To that point, despite the powerful impact of her sitting alone sharing her personal message, some just can't help themselves from looking for signs of a conspiracy. Personally—and I'm saying this as a cancer survivor—now is the time to be talking about more awareness for people discovering cancer early to that they can beat it, not looking for mysteries that may or may not be there.

In other news, Rebel Wilson is spilling some piping hot tea in her forthcoming memoir Rebel Rising. She accuses Sacha Baron Cohen of basically being a monster on the set of their comedy flop The Brothers Grimsby, claiming he harassed her into doing inappropriate things on set and even threatening her from including this information in her book. A representative for Cohen responded to the allegations, telling E! News, "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." While this news is spicy, part of me wonders... is this just a ploy to sell books? Regardless of the intent, one thing is for sure: I will be reading it.

Also popping in the news is the continuing fallout from the docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV and the allegations against Nickelodeon and the on-set dialogue coach Brian Peck... lots of people are mad about Instagram's new political news filter, including Donald Trump Jr.... and Kasey Musgraves is having quite a moment right now.

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