{"id":547733,"date":"2026-04-24T05:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T05:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/547733\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T05:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T05:37:08","slug":"actor-felt-mocked-by-rebel-wilsons-wife-in-instagram-post-referencing-finding-nemo-court-hears-rebel-wilson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/547733\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor felt \u2018mocked\u2019 by Rebel Wilson\u2019s wife in Instagram post referencing Finding Nemo, court hears | Rebel Wilson"},"content":{"rendered":"

A rising star who is suing Rebel Wilson<\/a> says she felt mocked by the Hollywood actor\u2019s wife appearing to reference her testimony in a social media post.<\/p>\n

Charlotte MacInnes launched defamation proceedings against the Pitch Perfect star over social media posts that claimed she had made a sexual harassment complaint and retracted it to further her career.<\/p>\n

MacInnes is the lead actor in The Deb, a musical comedy set in rural NSW that was directed and co-produced by Wilson.<\/p>\n

Her lawsuit against Wilson centres on the aftermath of a medical episode suffered by the film\u2019s co-producer Amanda Ghost at Bondi beach in September 2023.<\/p>\n

MacInnes helped her back to an apartment they were sharing with others and the pair ended up sharing a bath in their swimwear in a bid to warm up, she says.<\/p>\n

Wilson claims her film\u2019s star had confided she had felt uncomfortable after Ghost requested they shower and bathe together, but MacInnes denies making a complaint.<\/p>\n

The Bridesmaids star\u2019s suggestion she had withdrawn the comment in return for a lead role in a stage production and a record deal has seriously harmed her reputation, she told the court.<\/p>\n

The young actor came close to tears during her testimony in the federal court on Thursday about the incident and the aftermath.<\/p>\n

When she returned to the witness box on Friday, she told the court she felt her evidence had been ridiculed in an Instagram story posted by Wilson\u2019s wife Ramona Agruma-Wilson earlier in the day.<\/p>\n

The post depicted Finding Nemo character Dory with the words: \u201cI suffer from short term memory loss \u2026 or do I? I can\u2019t remember.\u201d<\/p>\n

MacInnes\u2019 barrister, Sue Chrysanthou SC, suggested the post was referencing her client\u2019s responses that she couldn\u2019t remember details about four years of travel.<\/p>\n

She said the post was relevant to a claim for aggravated damages over the harm caused to the young actor, who attested the post made her feel \u201cawful\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was mocking the evidence I gave,\u201d MacInnes told the court.<\/p>\n

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Both Wilson and her wife are expected to give evidence in the second week of the legal battle.<\/p>\n

Ghost was quizzed about her support for MacInnes, which included sharing another actor\u2019s audition tape to assist her in her own audition efforts.<\/p>\n

The young actor previously told the court she was grateful for Ghost\u2019s encouragement as she worked hard to achieve her dreams.<\/p>\n

She had been confused and deeply distressed when Ghost kept her distance after Wilson aired the actor\u2019s alleged complaint.<\/p>\n

After she found out the reason for the cold shoulder, the actor said it was important Ghost knew she had never made a complaint.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Amanda believed I made an improper complaint against her, I believe that would have very much harmed our relationship,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

MacInnes claims her reputation has been seriously damaged by suggestions in the social media posts that she is untrustworthy and prioritised her career over the 300 cast and crew of The Deb.<\/p>\n

\u201c[This is] a malignant allegation against my client that she sold the allegation of sexual harassment in exchange for her own professional and commercial benefit,\u201d Ms Chrysanthou previously said.<\/p>\n

But Wilson denies the posts are defamatory and says the young actor\u2019s career has not been adversely affected by the posts.<\/p>\n

The key issue is not whether MacInnes was sexually harassed but rather whether she made a complaint and then withdrew it, Wilson\u2019s barrister Dauid Sibtain SC said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur case is that \u2026 she changed her story,\u201d he argued during his opening address.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe did so to ensure her career as an actress and musician progressed by appeasing Ms Ghost.\u201d<\/p>\n

The trial continues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A rising star who is suing Rebel Wilson says she felt mocked by the Hollywood actor\u2019s wife appearing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":547734,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-547733","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=547733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547733\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/547734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=547733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=547733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=547733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}