Pity Sacha Baron Cohen. The 52-year-old Oscar-nominated comedy actor and arch manipulator is suddenly the focus of media hysteria, speculation and scandal that is, for once, and perhaps the first time in his career, beyond his control.
The creator of controversial comedy icons Borat, Bruno and Ali G is the subject of a MeToo-style claim by the actress Rebel Wilson, who co-starred opposite Baron Cohen in his 2016 comedy Grimsby. Compounding the crisis, Baron Cohen and his wife, Isla Fisher, recently revealed on Instagram that, “In 2023 we jointly filed to end our marriage.”
The MeToo news has, according to a recent report in The Sun, “sent shockwaves through Hollywood”. And yet, so far everything seems to hinge on an alleged single, gross, deliberately
