
Rebel Wilson is facing a defamation lawsuit in Australia, where actress Charlotte MacInnes alleged on Monday 20 April that the Pitch Perfect star and director of The Deb damaged her reputation through Instagram posts about an alleged sexual harassment incident involving the film's producer.
The court case stems from Wilson's public claims about what she says MacInnes told her during the making of The Deb, Wilson's 2024 musical comedy film. Wilson, 46, has alleged that MacInnes was sexually harassed in 2023 by producer Amanda Ghost after the pair took a bath together in Sydney, and that the young actress later withdrew from making a complaint because she believed Ghost could help her career. MacInnes rejects that characterisation and is now asking a court to rule that Wilson's account is defamatory.