Rebel Wilson sued for bullying, accused of script takeover
Rebel Wilson accuses and publicly calls out her former co-workers. In response, she has been sued for intimidation, bullying, and attempting to take over rights to a script. Filmmakers also claim that Wilson lied, accusing and ruining the career of Sacha Baron Cohen to boost her book sales, according to the "Daily Mail".
The Australian actress Rebel Wilson claims that the producers of her directorial debut "The Deb" embezzled hundreds of thousands of pounds from the film's budget. Amanda Ghost, who worked on the film, allegedly harassed one of the actresses, and the other producers wanted to block the premiere in Toronto out of sheer malice.
- I will not be bullied or silenced by high priced lawyers or PR crisis managers. The ‘a*****e’ that I am talking about in ONE CHAPTER of my book is: Sacha Baron Cohen - Rebel Wilson wrote on Instagram.
It turns out that using such vulgar language on social media is just one of the many documented abuses by Wilson against her former co-workers. The rest are included in the lawsuit that the actress's former co-workers filed in court.
Rebel Wilson accused by former co-workers
One of the producers Wilson accused is Amanda Ghost. The 50-year-old is a writer and screenwriter, co-author of James Blunt's hit "You're Beautiful" and several songs by Beyoncé and Shakira. In response to the accusations and vulgarities on Instagram, she accused Rebel Wilson of exceptionally perfidious behaviour and being a "malicious tyrant" on the set of their joint film "The Deb."
Among the charges are intimidation, spreading rumours and accusations about sexual crimes. Also, there was an attempt at bullying and taking over the rights to "The Deb" script from the young screenwriter who wrote it.
Ghost has brought out the heavy artillery against Wilson. She filed a lawsuit in court and hired lawyer Camille Vasquez from Brown, who defended Johnny Depp in the case against Amber Heard.
Are the accusations against Sacha Baron Cohen slander?
The 50-year-old also claims that the allegations regarding alleged misconduct by Sacha Baron Cohen on the set of another film were fabricated by Wilson. Accusations that cost the actor his marriage to Isla Fisher were meant to promote her book sales.
- Rebel hypocritically played the victim in order to elicit public sympathy in the hope that it would advance her professional self-interest - Amanda Ghost said, quoted by the "Daily Mail" about Wilson and her accusations against the Borat actor.
In contrast, Rebel Wilson hired one of the best attorneys in Hollywood, entertainment law specialist Bryan Freedman. The first court hearings in Los Angeles are scheduled for 26 November at 16:00 GMT.
