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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Imogen Dewey

Afternoon Update: Rebel Wilson testifies; PM reveals big tech media levy; and robot baggage handlers

Rebel Wilson arrives at the federal court in Sydney on Tuesday
Rebel Wilson arrives at the federal court in Sydney on Tuesday. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

Good afternoon. Hollywood actor Rebel Wilson has denied lying and maintains she had no involvement in websites that attacked a producer with whom she is feuding, she testified today in her defence of a blockbuster defamation suit that began last Monday.

The Pitch Perfect star is being sued by Charlotte MacInnes, the Australian lead actor of the musical comedy The Deb. She claims she was defamed by Wilson in four social media posts that claimed the young actor made a sexual harassment complaint and then retracted it to further her career.

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