In a Federal Court judgment handed down in Sydney, Justice Elizabeth Raper dismissed a defamation claim brought by actor Charlotte MacInnes against filmmaker and comedian Rebel Wilson, finding that Wilson's social media posts — which suggested MacInnes had recanted sexual harassment allegations to advance her career — did not meet the legal threshold of causing serious reputational harm. The case arose from the troubled production of The Deb, Wilson's directorial debut, and became a public contest between two competing accounts of loyalty, ambition, and the responsibilities that come with spea
Rebel Wilson wins defamation case brought by The Deb co-star Charlotte MacInnes
Charlotte MacInnes alleged sexual harassment by a film producer; the court case centered on Wilson's public statements about these allegations.