Rebel Wilson is facing a new lawsuit over her embattled directorial debut, The Deb, with one of the production companies involved claiming she “deliberately undermined” the film’s release, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. The new suit filed in Australia was brought by AI films, a U.K.-based production company that …
Read More »Rebel Wilson Loses Bid To Toss Defamation Suit Filed by 'The Deb' Producers
The defamation lawsuit against Rebel Wilson over claims she made about producers of her directorial debut The Deb survived a key hurdle this week after a judge denied Wilson’s motion to toss the case. The Deb producers Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron, and Vince Holden sued Wilson back in July, days …
Read More »Rebel Wilson Escalates Legal Battle With 'The Deb' Producers in New Countersuit
Rebel Wilson has filed a new countersuit against the producers of her directorial debut The Deb, which include some of her previous allegations of embezzlement, sabotage, and harassment. The filing is a response to a defamation suit brought by The Deb’s producers Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron, and Vince Holden earlier …
Read More »Producers Sue 'Bully' Rebel Wilson for Defamation Over Embezzlement, Misconduct Claims
Producers behind Rebel Wilson‘s directorial debut The Deb sued the actress for defamation on Friday, two days after Wilson went on social media alleging that they embezzled funds and sabotaged her film from premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival. In the lawsuit, obtained by Rolling Stone, The Deb’s producers …
Read More »Rebel Wilson Accuses Producers of Trying to 'Bury' Directorial Debut
Rebel Wilson took to social media on Wednesday to accuse the producers behind her directorial debut, The Deb, of “bad behavior” and sabotaging the film from making its premiere on closing night at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). In an Instagram video, Wilson claimed that producers Amanda Ghost and …
Read More »Rebel Wilson Says the Idea That Only Gay Actors Can Play Gay Roles Is 'Total Nonsense'
Rebel Wilson said the idea that only straight actors can play straight roles and gay actors can play gay roles is “total nonsense.” In an appearance on BBC Radio 4’s “Desert Island Discs,” the Australian actor responded to host Lauren Laverne when she asked if Wilson felt there was a …
Read More »Sacha Baron Cohen Passages Redacted From Rebel Wilson's Memoir in U.K.
The U.K. edition of Rebel Wilson‘s memoir, Rebel Rising, will be published today with the passages about her experiences with Sacha Baron Cohen redacted from the text. Wilson discusses working with Baron Cohen on 2016 film The Brothers Grimsby in a chapter titled “Sacha Baron Cohen and Other Assholes.” The …
Read More »Rebel Wilson Says She Felt 'Disrespected' on 'Brothers Grimsby' Set: 'I Was Something to Be Laughed at and Degraded'
Rebel Wilson has been speaking out about the way she felt she was treated while working on the 2016 action-comedy The Brothers Grimsby. In an interview with The Sunday Times, via Variety, the actress said she felt “disrespected on the set” but refrained from speaking out so as not be …
Read More »Rebel Wilson Reveals the Lewd Scene She Felt Pressured by Sacha Baron Cohen to Film: 'I Wanted to Get Out of There'
Rebel Wilson‘s commitment to not being silenced or intimidated while pulling back the curtain on inappropriate behavior she encountered in the film industry continues with new details from her memoir Rebel Rising. Earlier this week, the actress revealed her The Brothers Grimsby co-star Sacha Baron Cohen as the “massive asshole” …
Read More »Rebel Wilson Reveals 'Massive Asshole' Detailed in Her Memoir Is Sacha Baron Cohen
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Twenty-three chapters into her forthcoming memoir Rebel Rising, actress Rebel Wilson details an interaction with a mystery industry figure who “was a massive asshole,” she shared on Instagram …
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