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Rebel Wilson sued for defamation by ‘Deb’ producers after she called out alleged ‘inappropriate behavior,’ ‘embezzling’

  2024-08-01 pagesixSara Whitman52100
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Rebel Wilson is being sued for defamation by “The Deb” producers after she alleged they embezzled funds from the movie a

Rebel Wilson sued for defamation by ‘Deb’ producers after she called out alleged ‘inappropriate behavior,’ ‘embezzling’

Rebel Wilson is being sued for defamation by “The Deb” producers after she alleged they embezzled funds from the movie and had “inappropriate behavior” on set.

In court documents obtained by Page Six Friday, Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron and Vince Holden said they were taking legal action against the “Pitch Perfect” star to hold her “accountable for her attempts to bully” them into meeting her “unreasonable demands by spreading vicious lies without regard for the irreparable damage her reckless words would cause” them.

Overall, the plaintiffs described Wilson as someone who acts like “a champion of other female artists and whistleblower against abusive conduct within the film industry” but in reality is “a bully who will disregard the interests of others to promote her own.”

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Rebel Wilson is being sued for defamation by “The Deb” producers Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron and Vince Holden, according to court documents obtained by Page Six Friday. Getty Images
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They accused the comedian of being “a bully who will disregard the interests of others to promote her own.” REUTERS
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They supported their case by arguing that Wilson, 44, made false accusations against a fellow actor in her memoir, “Rebel Rising.”

She made headlines earlier this year for claiming her “Grimsby” co-star Sacha Baron Cohen tried forcing her to stick her finger in his rear end after she denied participating in a fully nude scene. His name was not mentioned in the lawsuit.

Furthermore, they accused the Australian comedian of granting a young artist — Hannah Reilly — a scholarship to develop the screenplay for “The Deb” and getting upset when she was not given the full writing credit.

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They said she publicly dragged them after they could not agree on writing credits for the film. TheImageDirect
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The plaintiffs accused Wilson of trying to take credit for the full screenplay, which was crafted by rising writer Hannah Reilly.

“Rebel’s goal in these several disputes was to get credit for work she did not do, and to overshadow young, upcoming artists who truly deserved the credit,” the lawsuit states.

“When Rebel did not get her way in this these disputes, she revived a fictitious story about Ms. Ghost sexually harassing a lead actor in ‘The Deb’ … [and claimed] that Ms. Ghost and Mr. Cameron were embezzling from the Film’s budget.”

“These statements are false, and Rebel knew they were false at the time she made them,” the producers further argued.

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The lawsuit came after Wilson shared an Instagram video accusing Ghost, Cameron and Holden of purposefully withholding “The Deb” from the Toronto Film Festival. Rebel Wilson/Instagram
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The Aussie actress claimed they were retaliating against her for reporting their “bad behavior” on set. Rebel Wilson/Instagram
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She also accused them of “embezzling” funds from the movie. Rebel Wilson/Instagram

Wilson’s representatives did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment regarding the lawsuit. However, she had plenty to say on her Instagram Story on Friday.

Over several slides, she profusely denied any allegations within the lawsuit and said she has 200 witnesses in the cast and crew that support her.

“So good luck f–kwit ‘producers trying to prove anything other than I’m a professional who did an amazing job as a first time female director!” she wrote on one of her slides.

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However, the plaintiffs said Wilson is the one who acted inappropriately on set. WireImage
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They claimed Wilson refused to work with them and “behaved unprofessionally with employees.” Dave Benett/Getty Images for Emirates

“And it’s not defamation if it’s the TRUTH!” she added after posting several photos of her smiling with members of the film’s production team.

Before the lawsuit was leveraged, Wilson expressed her frustration that “The Deb” — an Australian musical she described as “so cute” — was not going to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.

“To have the joy of the movie selected is one thing, but then to have the business partners that are involved in that movie turn around and say, ‘No, that movie can’t premiere,’ is just beyond devastating,” she explained in an Instagram video Wednesday.

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After the lawsuit was filed, the “How to be Single” star shared several images of her and the film’s cast and crew posing for photos. Rebel Wilson/Instagram
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She denied the allegations and wished them luck in their legal endeavors. Rebel Wilson/Instagram

She went on to name the plaintiffs and say they have tried burying the movie after she reported their “bad behavior” on set.

The “Senior Year” actress described their alleged behavior as “not minor things,” claiming they acted with “inappropriate behavior towards the lead actress of the film.”

She also accused them of embezzling funds from the film’s budget. “We really needed [the money] because we’re a small movie,” she complained.

Rebel Wilson social media post a<i></i>bout lawsuit
“So good luck f–kwit ‘producers trying to prove anything other than I’m a professional who did an amazing job as a first time female director!” she wrote on one of her Instagram Story slides. Rebel Wilson/Instagram
Rebel Wilson social media post a<i></i>bout lawsuit
“It’s not defamation if it’s the TRUTH!” she wrote on another. Rebel Wilson/Instagram

“Since I reported that behavior, I have been met with absolute viciousness and retaliatory behavior,” Wilson went on.

“Every step of the way, these people I complained about, they’ve tried to make my life Hell. This behavior is absolutely vile and disgusting.”

On the contrary, Ghost, Cameron and Holden accused Wilson of acting poor on set, claiming she “flatly refused to collaborate with Plaintiffs, absconded from the Film for months at a time, behaved unprofessionally with employees of the Film, and repeatedly made unauthorized and improper disclosures about the Film.”

(By/Sara Whitman)
 
 
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