Isla Fisher has broken her social media silence after bombshell allegations emerged about her husband Sacha Baron Cohen.
The Australian actress, 48, took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a snap with her friends Naomi Watts and Michelle Dockery as they spent time in London together.
It marked her first post and public outing since Rebel Wilson accused her comedian husband Sacha, 52, of sexual harassment in shock allegations in her new memoir.
However, Isla brushed off the recent drama, grinning from ear-to-ear while enjoying a girls night out at the theatre in London with her famous pals.
She cut a stylish figure in an all-black ensemble as she posed for a selfie alongside her close friends Naomi, Michelle and Australian producer Bruna Papandrea.
Isla Fisher has broken her social media silence after the allegations about her husband Sacha Baron Cohen as she shared a snap in the theatre with pals Bruna Papandrea, Naomi Watts and Michelle Dockery
The group snapped the photograph while sitting in the audience at London’s Harold Pinter Theatre as they prepared to watch The Hills of California.
Sharing the image to her Instagram, Isla simply captioned the post: ‘Girls night at the theater @hoctheplay @naomiwatts @brunapapandrea #michelledockery,’ as she made no reference to the allegations against Sacha.
Naomi, 55, also re-shared the picture to her own Instagram Stories as she documented their carefree girls night out on the West End.
Isla’s latest outing comes after her husband Sacha – who she married in 2010 and shares three children with – was accused of sexual harassment by actress Rebel.
It marked her first post and public outing since Rebel Wilson accused her comedian husband Sacha, 52, (pictured in 2020) of sexual harassment in her shock allegations in new memoir
Brushing off the drama, Isla and her close pals enjoyed a night out at London’s Harold Pinter Theatre to watch The Hills of California. Sienna also shared snaps from the night to Instagram
The Pitch Perfect star made shock claims about her experience with ‘a**hole’ comedian Sacha in her new memoir, Rebel Rising.
Rebel played Sacha’s on-screen girlfriend in the 2016 comedy The Brothers Grimsby and made a series of allegations about her uncomfortable experience during shooting.
She alleged that on the set of the Louis Leterrier-directed film, Sacha would ask her to strip off for scenes despite her ‘no nudity’ rule, in a string of claims which Sacha has strenuously denied and says are contradicted by evidence.
In a memoir passage obtained by People Magazine, she shockingly alleged that Sacha requested she ‘stick her finger up his a**’ because he thought it would make a funny scene in the film and claimed ‘it felt like [he] had sexually harassed me’.
She alleged that she felt ‘completed disrespected, which led to me treating myself with even more disrespect by eating in an extremely unhealthy way’.
Rebel played Sacha’s on-screen girlfriend in the 2016 comedy The Brothers Grimsby and made a series of allegations about her uncomfortable experience during shooting
Rebel claimed that during filming, Sacha would repeatedly ‘mention that he wanted me to go naked in a future scene’, which she alleged was in ‘no way essential’ to the film’s plot.
In her book, which was released in the US on Tuesday – though its Australian release has been delayed indefinitely, she wrote: ‘It felt like every time I’d speak to SBC, he’d mention that he wanted me to go naked in a future scene. I was like, “Ha, I don’t do nudity, Sacha”.’
Rebel claimed she was allegedly summoned by a product assistant for an additional scene while shooting in Cape Town, South Africa.
She said: ‘OK, well, we’re gonna film this extra scene,’ SBC says. ‘Then he pulls his pants down’, SBC says very matter-of-factly: “OK, now I want you to stick your finger up my a**.” And I’m like, ‘What?? … No!!”’
Rebel claimed she was shocked and wanted to get out of it, adding: ‘I was now scared. I wanted to get out of there, so I finally compromised: I slapped him on the ass and improvised a few lines as the character.’
She alleged that on set, Sacha would ask her to strip off for scenes despite her ‘no nudity’ rule, in a string of claims which Sacha has denied and says are contradicted by evidence
The Bridesmaids actress also claimed she only agreed to a sex scene with Sacha after several rewrites and recalled allegedly telling the producers that she wouldn’t be promoting the film ahead of its release.
However, newly emerged footage from the sex scene in the 2016 film seems to show that the action was part of the script and the actress was on board with the scene.
Several never-before-seen clips from the movie that failed to make the final cut were obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com and depict Rebel and Sarah’s characters using a cellphone to film themselves getting intimate.
In the clips, Rebel can be heard discussing the scene while on camera but out of character, telling Sacha: ‘I’ll do a slap [of your butt] and I’ll do a – going down the crack’, to which he replies: ‘It’s almost as if you’re going to ram your fingers inside,’ prompting her to answer ‘yeah’.
According to those close to Sacha, director Louis Leterrier had to discuss any nudity or sex scenes with Rebel before they were shot. They say she agreed to the scene.
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She also alleged that Sacha requested she ‘stick her finger up his a**’ because he thought it would make a funny scene in the film and claimed ‘it felt like [he] had sexually harassed me’
They also say that the cell phone was used because the movie called for Rebel and Sacha’s characters Dawn and Nobby to use an iPhone to film themselves having sex.
However, in a statement given to DailyMail.com, Rebel doubled down on her book’s description of Sacha as an ‘a**hole’.
‘It is an a**hole move to release footage of one part of that disgusting episode while leaving out everything that preceded it including my horrified refusal to stick my finger up SBC’s butt,’ she said.
‘This could not have possibly been for the film as the director Louis Leterrier was not even present,’ she claimed.
‘What this edited video shows is what I had to do in order to get out of the room, as written in Rebel Rising. Releasing unauthorized and misleading behind the scenes video without my approval is SBC’s latest way of bullying and gaslighting me.’
The sale of Rebel Wilson ‘s tell-all memoir Rebel Rising in Australia has been delayed indefinitely after it was due to go on sale on Wednesday
Sacha has strongly denied ever mistreating Rebel or pressuring her to be naked in the film.
A spokesperson for Sacha said: ‘While we appreciate the importance of speaking out, these 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.’
Sacha’s team also provided nine anonymous statements from crew members that backed the claim that the scene was in the script.
Daily Mail Australia contacted Sacha’s representatives for further comment at the time.
