Rebel Wilson labelled ‘nuts’ by PR team she allegedly hired to attack colleague, court hears
Summary
Rebel Wilson is involved in a legal dispute with Charlotte MacInnes, the lead actor of Wilson’s film The Deb. MacInnes says Wilson falsely claimed she made a sexual harassment complaint against a co-producer, Amanda Ghost, and that Wilson hired a PR firm to create websites attacking Ghost. Wilson denies involvement in the websites.Key Facts
- Rebel Wilson directed, co-produced, and acted in the movie The Deb, which had a delayed release due to legal disagreements.
- Charlotte MacInnes, the film’s lead actor, is suing Wilson over claims made on social media about a sexual harassment complaint against Amanda Ghost.
- MacInnes denies making the complaint and says Wilson’s claims hurt her reputation.
- Court heard that Wilson allegedly hired a crisis PR firm, The Agency Group, to create websites damaging to Ghost.
- Text messages from the PR agency staff called Wilson “nuts” while discussing the websites.
- A PR worker said she was given a draft document tied to Wilson’s company to help create the websites but did not know who originally wrote it.
- Wilson denies ordering the creation of these websites or being directly involved.
- The Deb film was finally released in Australia after being delayed for years because of legal problems involving Wilson and the producers.
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