A Sydney court has acquitted Rebel Wilson of defamation claims brought by Australian actress Charlotte McInnes, who starred in Wilson’s 2024 film. The deeb.
MacInnes sued Wilson over his Instagram posts pitch perfect The star made cameos in 2024 and 2025 that saw Wilson accuse McInnes of withdrawing her sexual harassment complaint against a film producer so she could further her career. McInnis has denied Wilson’s claim.
On Wednesday, the BBC reported that Australian Federal Court Judge Elizabeth Raber dismissed the case against Wilson, saying the allegation that McInnes had changed her story about the incident was not defamation and that the actress had failed to prove that the posts had caused or were likely to cause serious harm. Additionally, McInnis was ordered to pay Wilson’s legal costs.
The defamation arose from an incident in September 2023, in which the film’s lead actress Deb MacInnes went swimming at Bondi Beach with Amanda Jost, a British entertainment executive, former head of Epic Records and one of the producers of Wilson’s film. According to the BBC, Ghost suffered an allergic reaction and both Ghost and MacInnes returned to the producer’s apartment, where they ended up in the bathroom together wearing swimsuits.
Judge Raber cited the bathroom incident in her decision. “To say the circumstances surrounding how they got to the bathroom were unusual would be an understatement,” she told the court.
The Sydney defamation case is part of a larger group of legal cases relating to The deebthe Australian musical comedy film which Wilson produced, directed and had a supporting role in. The deebBudget and Ghost’s inappropriate behavior towards the film’s lead actress, MacInnes.
In response, Cameron, Holden and Ghost filed a libel suit against Wilson. In January, a Los Angeles judge dismissed most of Wilson’s lawsuits against him The deeb producers, calling many of the allegations “conclusive without specific facts” and “offensive.”
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