{"id":404702,"date":"2026-04-22T06:58:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T06:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/404702\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T06:58:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T06:58:15","slug":"the-deb-actor-in-feud-with-rebel-wilson-signed-150000-record-deal-court-told-rebel-wilson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/404702\/","title":{"rendered":"The Deb actor in feud with Rebel Wilson signed $150,000 record deal, court told | Rebel Wilson"},"content":{"rendered":"

An actor accusing Rebel Wilson<\/a> of damaging her career secured a $150,000 record deal with a publicist representing international superstars amid the feud with Wilson.<\/p>\n

Charlotte MacInnes is suing the Pitch Perfect actor over social media posts claiming MacInnes complained about feeling uncomfortable after bathing with Wilson\u2019s co-producer on musical film The Deb, Amanda Ghost.<\/p>\n

MacInnes also alleges the posts \u2013 which could be seen by Wilson\u2019s 11 million followers for 24 hours \u2013 suggested she had withdrawn the complaint in exchange for plum acting and music opportunities.<\/p>\n

The actor who plays a lead role in The Deb denies making the complaint to the Bridesmaids actor and says her reputation has been seriously damaged before she could enjoy the benefits of starring in her first feature film.<\/p>\n

But Wilson\u2019s barrister, Dauid Sibtain SC, argued MacInnes hadn\u2019t suffered any harm to her career at all since the first social media post in September 2024.<\/p>\n

MacInnes signed a record deal with Atlantic Records in late 2025, her manager Shoshanna Stone told the federal court on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The deal provided for two EPs and included an advance worth $US110,000 ($A154,000), she said.<\/p>\n

Stone\u2019s high-profile clients include Britney Spears, Shakira, Boy George and Alicia Keys.<\/p>\n

She told the court she signed MacInnes to her roster after being informed of the young actor\u2019s talent by her friend Ghost.<\/p>\n

The up-and-coming performer\u2019s second single is due to be released on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Her manager rejected suggestions it had been timed to coincide with the court battle.<\/p>\n

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Hannah Reilly, the co-writer of The Deb, hailed MacInnes as a talented, enthusiastic and bubbly actor who had been irrevocably \u201chardened\u201d by the social media posts.<\/p>\n

In an affidavit tendered to the federal court, Reilly wrote MacInnes confided they had taken away some of her innocence and trust in the world.<\/p>\n

MacInnes said she was experiencing vivid nightmares and panic attacks, and stopped eating for days at a time.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe has expressed to me it has been an all-consuming nightmarish force in her life,\u201d Reilly wrote.<\/p>\n

She said she observed MacInnes become more armoured as a result of Wilson\u2019s social media posts, which she reported left her with a constant sense of vigilance and anxiety.<\/p>\n

Before September 2024, she had a reputation as a \u201cbright star in the making\u201d, Reilly wrote in her sworn statement.<\/p>\n

She thought Wilson\u2019s subsequent social media posts suggested MacInnes was a liar who traded sexual favours to secure a role and a record deal.<\/p>\n

Wilson denies the posts are defamatory and maintains MacInnes made the complaint before retracting it to ensure her future as a performer by appeasing Ghost.<\/p>\n

The Deb was released in Australia earlier in April after legal issues prevented widespread release after its 2024 film festival premiere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An actor accusing Rebel Wilson of damaging her career secured a $150,000 record deal with a publicist representing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":404703,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[146,85,46],"class_list":{"0":"post-404702","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-il","10":"tag-israel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=404702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/404703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=404702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=404702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=404702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}