Rebel Wilson loses battle against Sacha Baron Cohen to release memoir without redactions in Australia

Rebel Wilson has lost her legal battle with her former Grimsby co-star Sacha Baron Cohen to ensure an intact version of her book Rebel Rising is published in Australia.

Instead, a redacted version of the 44-year-old's memoir will be published in Australia and New Zealand, in which the entire chapter where she accused Cohen of inappropriate onset behaviour will be blacked out.

Although the book has already been published in the US, publisher HarperCollins Australia confirmed that Aussie readers will not be able to read the chapter.

'For legal reasons we have redacted one chapter in the Australian/New Zealand edition and included an explanatory note accordingly,' they said in a statement.

'That chapter is 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, on Wednesday 8 May.'

Rebel Wilson, 44, (pictured) has lost her legal battle with her former Grimsby co-star Sacha Baron Cohen to ensure an intact version of her book Rebel Rising is published in Australia

The blacked out chapter was titled 'Sacha Baron Cohen and Other A**holes' and described the allegedly inappropriate manner Cohen behaved towards her on the set of the 2016 comedy movie Grimsby.

A spokesperson for Baron Cohen said this move was a clear victory for the actor: 'Harper Collins did not fact check this chapter in the book prior to publication. Took the sensible but belated step of deleting Wilson's defamatory claims.

'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 hundreds of years. This is a clear victory for Sacha Baron Cohen.'  

Instead, a redacted version of the 44-year-old's memoir will be published in Australia and New Zealand, in which the entire chapter where she accused Cohen of inappropriate onset behaviour will be blacked out. (Pictured: Wilson and Baron Cohen in a scene from Grimsby) 

Earlier this month, Rebel cancelled her Australian book tour which had been scheduled to promote her tell-all memoir.

The actress was set to host an event in Brisbane on May 12 and Melbourne on May 14.

She said her book will be available in the country on May 8, but said she 'won't be able to host any book events due to a changing work schedule'.

'I'm really excited for UK and Australian readers to finally get to read Rebel Rising. New UK publishing date is 25 April and in Aus its 8 May,' she wrote on Instagram.

Although the book has already been published in the US, publisher HarperCollins Australia confirmed that Aussie readers will not be able to read the chapter

'This is my full story - from my childhood to the birth of my beautiful daughter. I hope you enjoy it.' 

'Unfortunately I now won't be able to do the in-person book events in Australia due to my changing work schedule.'

Rebel played Sacha's on-screen girlfriend in the 2016 Louis Leterrier-directed film. 

The blacked out chapter was titled 'Sacha Baron Cohen and Other A**holes' and described the allegedly inappropriate manner Cohen behaved towards her on the set of the 2016 comedy movie Grimsby. He has denied the allegations 

A spokesperson for Baron Cohen said this move was a clear victory for the actor