'Truth teller' Rebel Wilson vindicated after feud with co-star
Actor Rebel Wilson has been cleared of defamation charges brought by co-star Charlotte MacInnes regarding the film 'The Deb'. The court found that MacInnes failed to prove that Wilson's social media posts caused serious harm.
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Illustrates the legal complexities of public disputes between celebrities and the threshold for defamation in the age of social media.
<p>After a blistering dispute that spanned continents and years, actor Rebel Wilson has been found not to have defamed her co-star in a series of social media posts.</p> <p>The Pitch Perfect star was sued by Australian actor Charlotte MacInnes, who played the lead role in Wilson's directorial debut film The Deb.</p> <p>MacInnes claimed Wilson defamed her in a series of social media posts that implied she was a liar and a sellout who walked back a sexual harassment complaint to further her career.</p> <p>The posts alleged the young actor confided in Wilson – and later recanted – that she felt uncomfortable when the film's co-producer Amanda Ghost asked to have a shower and a bath together.</p> <p>MacInnes denied making or retracting a complaint, insisting she had not been uncomfortable when the pair shared a bath in their swimwear after Ms Ghost suffered a medical episode in September 2023.</p> <p>Two months…
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