{"id":407806,"date":"2026-04-24T01:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/407806\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T01:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:52:08","slug":"woman-suing-rebel-wilson-for-defamation-is-releasing-an-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/407806\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Suing Rebel Wilson for Defamation Is Releasing an Album"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe lead actress in Rebel Wilson<\/a>\u2019s directorial debut The Deb is releasing a new synth-infused pop single and accompanying album while simultaneously suing Wilson for defamation in Australia.<\/p>\n

\n\tCharlotte MacInnes, who testified this week in a Sydney courtroom about a 2023 incident at Bondi Beach that led to multiple lawsuits involving Wilson<\/a>, released her single \u201cCelestial\u201d on Thursday ahead of the release of her debut album Highwater, out June 5 via Atlantic.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI\u2019ve been living with this new music<\/a> for a while now and working with the most incredible people to bring it to life. I am in love with the magical yet honest world we\u2019re building. The whole process was a very empowering catharsis, and I hope that feeling extends out to anyone that hears it,\u201d she said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\n\tLyrics on the new single might prompt some immediate buzz, especially when MacInnes sings, \u201cWhat if I can be bigger than my ghosts. Collect my memories, of my soul screaming out \u2026 None of this is real.\u201d A listed collaborator on the album is Amanda Ghost, a lead producer who worked on The Deb with Wilson in the director\u2019s chair.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe film opened earlier this month in Australia to generally warm reviews but dismal box office<\/a> returns. Long delayed, the project has become better known for the sprawling legal disputes surrounding it, with Wilson embroiled in a series of lawsuits pitting her against Ghost and MacInnes.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe wild legal battles largely center on a disputed incident in Ghost\u2019s Bondi Beach bathroom on Sept. 5, 2023, after she and MacInnes went for an evening swim. In an Instagram video<\/a> posted in July 2024, Wilson accused Ghost of \u201cinappropriate behavior\u201d towards MacInnes that night, as well as embezzling funds from the film\u2019s budget and trying to bury The Deb as retribution for Wilson\u2019s reporting of the alleged \u201cbehavior.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tIn court filings, Wilson claimed that Ghost forced MacInnes to live with her during the movie\u2019s production and then pressured her to take a shower and bath with her the night of the swim. MacInnes disputed that account, describing the incident as a nonsexual response to a medical episode.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cMs. Ghost and I went swimming in the ocean near the apartment, and the cold water caused Ms. Ghost to have a medical reaction. I helped Ms. Ghost by bringing her back to the apartment and running a warm shower and bath to warm her back up. We both remained in our bathing suits,\u201d MacInnes wrote in a sworn declaration filed in California last November and previously obtained by Rolling Stone. \u201cThere was nothing sexual or inappropriate about the incident whatsoever. It was a medical situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tFor her part,\u00a0Ghost denied the accusations and\u00a0sued Wilson for defamation<\/a> in Los Angeles County Superior Court, claiming the actress-director was lashing out because she didn\u2019t get a writing credit on\u00a0The Deb. Three months after that, Wilson sued Ghost with breach of contract and fraud claims<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tMacInnes also sued Wilson for defamation, and that case led to MacInnes\u2019 testimony in a federal court in Sydney this week. According to The Guardian, MacInnes denied ever telling Wilson that the incident made her uncomfortable, despite Wilson claiming MacInnes complained to her. In another social media post, Wilson alleged MacInnes retracted her complaint to advance her music career (Ghost is partnered with Warner Music Group, parent company to Atlantic, on projects related to music and film).<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cI never made a complaint to Ms. Wilson,\u201d MacInnes allegedly testified Thursday, according to The Guardian.<\/a> The trial is ongoing, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe next hearing in the Los Angeles County-based legal battle is set for May 5.<\/p>\n