Australian court dismisses defamation case against Rebel Wilson

In a Sydney courtroom, an Australian judge has drawn a line between the reach of celebrity and the limits of legal accountability, dismissing defamation claims brought by young actress Charlotte MacInnes against Rebel Wilson over Instagram posts tied to Wilson's directorial debut. The ruling affirms Wilson's right to speak publicly about her own creative work, even as it leaves unresolved the deeper question of what obligations those with vast audiences owe to those caught in the wake of their words. For MacInnes, who described a torrent of online abuse following the posts, the court's decisio