Rebel Wilson denies bullying actor, mounting smear campaign
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Hollywood actor Rebel Wilson has rejected as “absolute nonsense” an allegation that she bullied a star of her directorial debut and denied orchestrating an anonymous smear campaign against one of her co-producers.
Wilson, 46, gave evidence in the Federal Court in Sydney on Tuesday in the high-stakes defamation cas...
This case exemplifies the complexities of defamation law in the age of social media, where public figures and private disputes collide in highly visible legal battles. The strongest version of Wilson’s narrative is that she acted in good faith, addressing a legitimate concern about workplace conduct, only for MacInnes to later alter her account for personal gain. MacInnes’ strongest counter is that Wilson weaponized her platform to smear a younger colleague, using ambiguous but identifiable soci...