Rebel Wilson Accused Of Misleading Court As Bauer’s Lawyers Go On The Attack

Rebel Wilson Accused Of Misleading Court As Bauer’s Lawyers Go On The Attack

The actress Rebel Wilson has been accused of making false statements regarding the extent of damage done to her career following articles in Bauer’s Woman’s Day and Women’s Weekly which inferred she was a serial liar.

Wilson, who is presently trying to sue the publisher for defamation in the Victorian Supreme Court, has alleged acting work practically disappeared since the articles were published in May 2015.

However, today Bauer’s lawyers said Wilson had signed movie deals worth millions since the articles and suggested Wilson had given false evidence to the court and withheld crucial documents. Wilson denied the claims.

Bauer’s QC Georgina Schoff said it was untrue that Wilson hadn’t got any work and outlined roles in Pitch Perfect 3, a remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and comedy Isn’t It Romantic as evidence to the contrary.

Schoff also produced documents that show Wilson was fired from the kids film Trolls – which Wilson claims was a result of the Bauer articles – that were dated two months before the articles were published.

“Obviously I’m not claiming my career s ruined forever. I’m a very hard working person … I will rebuild my career,” Wilson said.

The case is due to run another two weeks and Wilson has said she will attend every day of the trial.




Please login with linkedin to comment

Advertising Standards Bureau Harpers Bazzar The Edge

Latest News

Howatson+Company & Akkomplice Join Forces
  • Advertising

Howatson+Company & Akkomplice Join Forces

Coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the agency, Akkomplice has joined Howatson+Company. Akkomplice was founded in Melbourne by Kenny Hill in 2014 after leadership roles with JWT, DDB and M&C Saatchi. Since then, the independent creative agency has worked with leading brands, including Kellogg’s, Darrell Lea, Mercedes-Benz, Sirena, Slater & Gordon, Pringles, Choice Hotels, Wesfarmers […]

Google Delays Third-Party Cookie Deprecation Again
  • Technology

Google Delays Third-Party Cookie Deprecation Again

Google has announced that it will be delaying the end of third-party cookies on Chrome potentially into 2025. Google said that there were “ongoing challenges” with the deprecation plans, related to “reconciling divergent feedback from the industry, regulators and developers.” It had been planned to finally kill the cookie in the “second half of Q4” […]

“I’m Still The Same Person That I Was”: Rikki Stern Says “Fucc It” To Cancer Stereotypes
  • B&T Exclusive

“I’m Still The Same Person That I Was”: Rikki Stern Says “Fucc It” To Cancer Stereotypes

Charity organisation Cancer Chicks has launched a powerful new brand platform and campaign, FUCC It, empowering young women living with cancer and gathering support from everyday Australians. “FUCC It”, developed via an integrated partnership between Initiative IMPACT and MBCS, aims to become a cultural catchcry to empower young women not to let cancer, severe chronic […]