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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Kelly Burke

Rebel Wilson to appeal after US court rejects bid to have defamation case thrown out

Rebel Wilson
Rebel Wilson at the Governors Awards in Los Angeles last week. A judge has thrown Wilson’s claims that accusations she made against the producers of her directorial debut film The Deb constituted “protected activity” over which she could not be sued. Photograph: Matt Baron/BEI/REX/Shutterstock

Rebel Wilson’s lawyers say they will appeal a California court’s decision that cleared the way for the Australian actor to be sued for defamation, in a claim that could run into millions of dollars.

On Sunday, Wilson’s attorney Bryan Freedman said in a statement that an immediate appeal would be lodged against a Los Angeles superior court decision that was handed down on Saturday morning AEDT.

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