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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n Rebel Wilson has made an explosive claim in court that her concerns about a film producer intensified after UK-based singer-songwriter and actor FKA Twigs told her about her own \u201ctroubling\u201d experience of bullying and harassment by the same executive.<\/p>\n Wilson, 46, is defending a Federal Court defamation suit brought against her by Charlotte MacInnes, 27, a lead actor in Australian musical film The Deb. The film marked Wilson\u2019s directorial debut.<\/p>\n Wilson is facing separate lawsuits in Australia and the US from the international co-producers of The Deb, including Amanda Ghost.<\/p>\n Ghost, who is also a songwriter, co-wrote hits for international artists including James Blunt (You\u2019re Beautiful). She is a key witness in the defamation case brought by MacInnes.<\/p>\n Wilson alleges in an affidavit \u2013 written evidence \u2013 released by the Federal Court on Friday that FKA Twigs told her \u201csome very troubling things\u201d about Ghost in an October 2023 phone call, including that she and Ghost \u201cfell out\u201d professionally because she believed Ghost was \u201cbullying and harassing her and trying to control her\u201d.<\/p>\n Related Article Wilson alleged FKA Twigs told her that Ghost \u201cinitiated unwanted sexual contact\u201d towards her during a work trip in Miami.<\/p>\n She also alleged FKA Twigs told her \u201cGhost had set out to destroy her career by blocking the release of her latest album\u201d and \u201cengaged in retaliatory bullying against her\u201d when she complained to Sir Len Blavatnik, the majority owner of Warner Music.<\/p>\n The court has heard Blavatnik was involved in financing The Deb.<\/p>\n Ghost has emphatically denied the claims. FKA Twigs was not called to give evidence, meaning she could not be asked if the alleged conversation with Wilson took place.<\/p>\n Ghost said in her own affidavit that she had \u201cnot tried to block or interfere with FKA Twigs\u2019 record deal\u201d and did \u201cnot have the power to do that\u201d.<\/p>\n She said that any implication that her relationship with FKA Twigs \u201cwent beyond the professional \u2026 is false\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cI am not, and have never been, sexually interested in women,\u201d Ghost said.<\/p>\n Wilson\u2019s barrister, Dauid Sibtain, SC, told the Federal Court this week that the alleged conversation between his client and FKA Twigs was relevant to Wilson\u2019s state of mind during key events canvassed in the defamation case.<\/p>\n A central issue in the defamation fight is whether MacInnes made a complaint to Wilson that Ghost made her uncomfortable during an incident in Bondi in September 2023 during which the pair shared a bath while wearing their swimmers. MacInnes denies making any such complaint.<\/p>\n Wilson suggested in Instagram stories posted between September 2024 and July last year that MacInnes made \u201ca complaint to me as director\u201d that Ghost \u201casked her to have a bath and shower with her and it made her feel uncomfortable\u201d.<\/p>\n She alleged MacInnes later \u201cchanged her story\u201d to secure career opportunities via Ghost including a record deal. The young actor and singer rejects that claim.<\/p>\n Neither MacInnes nor Ghost was named in the initial story, but it contained identifying information including an image of MacInnes.<\/p>\n There is no dispute Ghost and MacInnes shared a bath on September 5, 2023, while wearing their swimming costumes.<\/p>\n The women say it was in response to a medical episode in which Ghost had a reaction to cold water after swimming at Bondi Beach. At the time, they were staying at a rented Bondi apartment during rehearsals for The Deb.<\/p>\n It is also not disputed that Wilson called MacInnes on September 7, 2023, before texting Ghost: \u201cCharlotte says all good. She just meant \u2018it was a bizarre situation\u2019 not that she felt personally uncomfortable x.\u201d<\/p>\n But Wilson raised the alleged complaint about the bath incident again in October 2023. MacInnes\u2019 barrister, Sue Chrysanthou, SC, alleges she did so as \u201cleverage\u201d amid a commercial dispute with the film\u2019s producers rather than to protect a young actor, an allegation Wilson denies.<\/p>\n The defamation case continues on May 8.<\/p>\n Get the day\u2019s breaking news, entertainment ideas and a long read to enjoy. Sign up to receive our Evening Edition newsletter.<\/a><\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n![\"Rebel](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/73d1207a82a534fdc16671764002a7376a2b6c34bc29a04838fac1183dc66cb2.jpeg\")
Rebel Wilson outside the Federal Court in Sydney on Friday and (right) FKA Twigs.Dominic Lorrimer, AP<\/p>\n![\"Rebel](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9c0b978298e0e739977104b012d0508b2ca91d93.jpeg\")
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Rebel Wilson outside the Federal Court on Wednesday.Sitthixay Ditthavong<\/p>\n![\"Producer](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21d519e3b43add7fadbc0f1b0883d01da0a819f6.jpeg\")
Producer Amanda Ghost has a central role in the defamation case.Louise Kennerley<\/p>\n![\"Charlotte](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/35eff18f487b7fbdd7843931843654a7e58725fd.jpeg\")
Charlotte MacInnes arrives at the Federal Court in Sydney earlier this week.Sitthixay Ditthavong<\/p>\n