Sacha Baron Cohen âfuriousâ after Isla Fisher breaks silence on divorce
The couple announced their divorce in April last year
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Sacha Baron Cohen is reportedly âfuriousâ with former wife Isla Fisher after she broke her silence on their split in a candid newspaper interview.
The Borat star, 53, is said to have âhit the roofâ after Fisher told The Sunday Times how she had relied on âthe womenâ in her life to help her through the divorce.
The couple are reportedly locked in a battle over their £60 million fortune, according to MailOnline.
The couple, who have three children together, had one of Hollywood's longest-lasting marriages until announcing their split, saying that "after a long tennis match lasting over 20 years, we are finally putting our racquets down".
The announcement came just weeks after actress Rebel Wilson's claimed Cohen tried to "bully" her on set during the filming of Grimsby in 2016, branding him a "massive a**hole".
Her claims are strongly denied by Cohen.
In a Sunday Times interview last week, Fisher said: âItâs the most difficult thing that Iâve been through and Iâve learnt so much about myself in the process.â
The Wedding Crashers star added: âI never imagined my family being separated but we are committed and loving parents.â
The actress, 49, said her own parents separated when she was nine and she âdreamsâ of replicating their peaceful co-parenting arrangement.
She said: âThose women have been there for me,â she told The Times. âIâm actually going to get emotional. Iâm sitting here today because of them. Iâve learnt so much about the power of female friendship and Iâve just learnt that I do have resilience, who I am outside of a partnership, and what my values are. It has been this expansive learning curve.â
A source claiming to be close to Cohen said: âThis comment left Sacha furious. It felt like a blatant statement that she was on side with Rebel, the whole women sticking together thing was obvious and that is what he drew from the situation and it has made him very cross and upset.
âSacha was fuming when he read that. He felt utterly betrayed.â