In a multimillion-dollar defamation lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, a young Australian actress claims Rebel Wilson spread falsehoods and bullied and harassed her on the set of “The Fat.”
Charlotte McInnes, who stars in the comedy film which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, is one of the film’s producers, despite McInnes’ assurances to Wilson that there was no such incident. It alleges that Wilson repeatedly accused Amanda Ghost of sexually harassing and abusing her. was occurring.
Court documents detail Charlotte McInnes’ accusations, setting out a case in which Charlotte McInnes claims Rebel Wilson’s behavior went beyond tension on set and reached the realm of defamation. are.
Rebel Wilson falsely accuses producers of embezzling funds
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In July, producers Amanda Ghost, Gregory Cameron and Vince Holden accused 44-year-old Rebel Wilson of embezzling film funds and engaging in “acts of absolute viciousness and retaliation.” She filed a lawsuit alleging that she had been falsely accused.
In a countersuit, 44-year-old Rebel Wilson accused producers of undermining her film project, embezzling funds and sexually harassing lead actress Charlotte McInnes, which McInnes says is false. It is claimed that there is.
Charlotte McInnes says Rebel Wilson’s claims are false
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Now, in new documents filed in a Los Angeles court, Charlotte McInnes claims Wilson told her there was no wrongdoing and calls the allegations “ridiculous.”
“I was deeply disturbed by this behavior and felt that I was being severely bullied and harassed by Wilson, who was the director of the film and was in a position of more authority than me,” McInnes told the Guardian. “What I said to Mr. Wilson could not reasonably have conveyed to him that I was reporting wrongdoing because there was no wrongdoing.”
“There were also allegations that I was subjected to ‘depraved sexual demands’ and ‘McInnes remained captive to Ghost and (fellow producer) Cameron in Boston, New York and London,'” the document said. added. “These statements are completely false and unreasonable. I have no idea what prompted Wilson and her attorney to make up such lies about me.”
The documents filed include McInnes’ statement and additional statements providing further evidence regarding the dispute over “The Fat” writing credit, an issue that has escalated the dispute and cost both parties legal fees. This is a problem that could add up to millions of dollars.
Rebel Wilson alleges sexual misconduct while appearing on ‘The Fat’
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This sexual misconduct allegation is one of three major allegations made by Rebel Wilson, who claims that the film’s three producers, Amanda Ghost, her husband Gregor Cameron, and Vince Holden, are Australians. This led to a defamation lawsuit being filed against the actor.
The new lawsuit centers on accusations that Wilson falsely alleged “inappropriate conduct” on the part of Ghost toward the film’s lead actress, Charlotte McInnes. Mr. Ghost’s legal complaint alleges that Mr. McInnes himself has repeatedly denied ever having engaged in any wrongdoing and disputed that Mr. Wilson’s claims were completely baseless.
A legal complaint obtained by the Daily Mail outlines the reasons for the tensions, with disputes over script credits and concerns about Wilson’s behavior on set fueling the feud. .
Producers said that when Wilson “didn’t get his way with these controversies,” he “invented a fictional story about a ghost sexually harassing the lead actor in ‘The Fat,’ which had no basis in reality. “I recreated her role as the leading actress.” The subject of this defamatory narrative has repeatedly acknowledged. ”
Rebel Wilson accuses producers of embezzlement on Instagram
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Ms Wilson, who has more than 11 million followers, accused Ghost and Cameron of trying to embezzle A$900,000 of The Fat’s funds on her Instagram account, which has more than 11 million followers, and in court filings, as well as accusations of bullying and false imprisonment. He is accusing them of planning.
Ms. Wilson is countersuing, seeking to invoke California’s anti-SLAPP law, which is meant to protect free speech on matters of public interest, to dismiss the defamation claims against her. There is.
Lawyers for the producers have asked for a 90-day stay in the case to investigate the origins of an anonymous website that described British-born Indo-Trinidadian producer Ghost as an “Indian Ghislaine Maxwell.”
The stay request comes just two days after the website, which allegedly featured “grotesque lies”, sent a threatening email warning that Wilson was prepared to “publicly publish” the domain name. It alleges that it was registered at amandaghost.com. Ruin them. ”
Charlotte McInnes says traitor Wilson’s ‘false accusation’ is ‘hurting the real victims’
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Actress Charlotte McInnes, the person at the center of the lawsuit, acknowledged her role in the incident and issued a sharp criticism of Rebel Wilson. In a statement obtained by the Daily Mail, Mr McInnes accused Mr Wilson of “hurting real victims” with “false” claims.
“There is no truth to the allegations about me,” she said. “When this was first said in September 2023, I made a statement to the film team, but I am saying it this time to draw a line under this.”
“False accusations hurt real victims and I will not be the subject of a fabricated story,” the actress added.
