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Rebel Wilson has cancelled her Australian book tour which had been scheduled to promote her tell-all memoir Rebel Rising.
The actress, 44, was set to host an event in Brisbane on May 12 and Melbourne on May 14.
She revealed 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.
'This is my full story - from my childhood to the birth of my beautiful daughter. I hope you enjoy it.'
Rebel Wilson has cancelled her Australian book tour which had been scheduled to promote her tell-all memoir Rebel Rising
'Unfortunately I now won't be able to do the in-person book events in Australia due to my changing work schedule.'
All ticket holders are expected to be informed, with refunds to be processed.
Earlier this month, Rebel revealed the sale of her hotly anticipated tell-all memoir had been delayed indefinitely in Australia.
Buyers attempting to get the book on Amazon were notified that the title was 'currently unavailable' and that 'we don't know when or if this item will be back in stock'.
Multiple fans online had reported that sites such as Booktopia had cancelled orders of the book, and local stores such as Big W and Dymocks have also refunded existing pre-orders.
The actress, 44, revealed her book will be available in Australia on May 8 but said she 'won't be able to host any book events due to a changing work schedule'
It comes after Rebel claimed her alleged experience with Sacha Baron Cohen led to an eating disorder in her bombshell new memoir.
She alleged that on the set of 2016 comedy The Brothers Grimsby, 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.
Rebel also claimed the alleged inappropriate experience with the Borat actor led to an eating disorder as she detailed the 'disrespect' she felt.
The Pitch Perfect star recalled how she felt 'completed disrespected, which led to me treating myself with even more disrespect by eating in an extremely unhealthy way'.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Sacha's representative for further comment.
Earlier this month, Rebel revealed the sale of her hotly anticipated tell-all memoir had been delayed indefinitely in Australia
Rebel played Sacha's on-screen girlfriend in the 2016 Louis Leterrier-directed film and has 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 has been released in the US, she wrote: 'It felt like every time I'd speak to SBC, he'd mention that he wanted me to go
