Rebel Wilson embroiled in legal battle with producers over ‘The Deb’ film
Rebel Wilson is facing a lawsuit from producers Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron, and Vince Holden, just days after she publicly accused them of “bad behavior” on the set of her directorial debut, The Deb.
In an Instagram video posted on July 10, Wilson, 44, claimed she was met “with absolute viciousness and retaliatory behaviour” after reporting the alleged actions.
She also accused the producers of blocking the film’s premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
On July 12, producers Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron, and Vince Holden filed a defamation lawsuit against Rebel Wilson in the Los Angeles Superior Court, denying her allegations of financial misconduct and inappropriate behavior on set.
The producers also made counter-accusations against Wilson, challenging her version of events.
“She flatly refused to collaborate with Plaintiffs, absconded from the Film for months at a time, behaved unprofessionally with employees of the Film, and repeatedly made unauthorised and improper disclosures about the Film,” a portion of the legal document obtained by People magazine reads.
“Rebel’s goal in these several disputes was to get credit for work she did not do, and to overshadow young, upcoming artists who truly deserved the credit,” the lawsuit claimed.
The Pitch Perfect alum addressed the lawsuit on Instagram by sharing an on-set photo writing, “It’s not defamation if it’s the TRUTH (those ‘producers’ who I mentioned in my last post have just filed a defamation suit against me and sent to the press)! Let our cool movie play at Toronto and stop messing about with a rubbish defamation suit against me!”
