{"id":55415,"date":"2025-08-08T21:23:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/55415\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T21:23:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:23:06","slug":"the-deb-drama-rebel-wilson-now-faces-defamation-suit-from-actor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/55415\/","title":{"rendered":"The Deb drama: Rebel Wilson now faces defamation suit from actor"},"content":{"rendered":"

The strange behind-the-scenes drama<\/a> with The Deb continues as director Rebel Wilson now faces the threat of a lawsuit from her lead actor. Last year<\/a>, Wilson took to her Instagram to allege that Charlotte MacInnes reported to her that she\u2019d been sexually harassed by one of the film\u2019s producers, Amanda Ghost. Wilson claimed she reported the harassment, among other complaints, and was faced with retaliation from the producers. She also claimed that MacInnes recanted the harassment story because the producers offered her a stage role and a recording contract. Now, MacInnes has added to the growing list of Deb lawsuits by serving Wilson notice of an incoming defamation lawsuit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to Deadline<\/a>, the \u201cconcerns notice\u201d (which marks the first stage of defamation proceedings in Australia) states that Wilson\u2019s public posts \u201ccarried seriously defamatory imputations damaging to Ms MacInnes\u2019 personal and professional reputation.\u201d MacInnes\u2019 lawyers wrote, \u201cThis was her first lead role in a film and you cruelled her professional reputation before she could even enjoy the benefit of the success of the film as the lead actress.\u201d<\/p>\n

The complaint states that by \u201cpublicly disclosing our client\u2019s name as an alleged victim of sexual harassment, without her consent, and then accusing her of lying about it as justification for identifying her,\u201d Wilson engaged in conduct that was \u201cimproper, unjustified and lacking in bona fides,\u201d per <\/a>The Guardian<\/a>. The lawyers argue that Wilson\u2019s \u201creputation as a leading Australian star in the international film industry means that [her] statements carry particular weight within the film industry\u201d in addition to her Instagram posts having a wide reach.<\/p>\n

The Deb, a movie musical about Australian teens participating in a debutante ball, was supposed to be Wilson\u2019s directorial debut before fighting behind the scenes stood in the way of a release. Currently, Ghost and producers Gregory Cameron and Vince Holden are also suing Wilson for defamation; Wilson has countersued Ghost, Cameron, and Holden for breach of contract; and UK-based production company AI Film has sued Wilson<\/a>, accusing her of deliberately sabotaging The Deb\u2018s release. Wilson countered that she has been \u201cworking tirelessly behind the scenes to get this to happen,\u201d but it certainly doesn\u2019t look like it will any time soon. The film\u2019s star MacInnes is now seeking damages and costs in her lawsuit, as well as a permanent injunction on Wilson publishing any more claims about her.<\/p>\n

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