Rebel Wilson is countersuing Amanda Ghost, Cameron Gregor, and Vince Holden, producers of The Deb. In the lawsuit, she accuses them of a "troubling pattern" of theft, bullying, and sexual misconduct.
Wilson's lawsuit comes months after the three sued her for defamation in July after she accused them of sexual harassment and embezzlement in an Instagram video. In the video, Rebel can be heard saying,
"If my movie gets buried at least you know why."
She then accused Amanda, Gregor, and Vince of "embezzling funds" from the project and exhibiting "absolute viciousness and retaliatory behavior." The producers went on to deny the accusations and accused Rebel of holding the film hostage over credits for screenwriting and musical recordings.
More about The Deb producers' defamation lawsuit against Rebel Wilson
Three producers from Rebel Wilson's The Deb filed a defamation lawsuit against the actress in July, alleging unprofessional conduct on her part. The lawsuit also claimed that Rebel disappeared from the sets of the film for extended periods and threatened financiers with "exposing" them to her 11 million Instagram followers.
The lawyer for the producers during the lawsuit filing said,
"Rebel is a bully who will disregard the interests of others to promote her own."
The producers also claimed that her accusations of them practicing "financial misconduct" were a playbook she has run "one too many times" and has "jeopardized the success of the film."
While talking about the viral Instagram video, the producers accused Wilson of lying in an attempt to release the film at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival and secure a writing credit on the film.
In her countersuit, Rebel Wilson alleges that Amanda Ghost was sexually harassing Charlotte McInnes, the film's lead actress, and "forced McInnes to live in her Bondi Beach penthouse apartment with her," where "Ghost took a shower and a bath with McInnes." The lawsuit also claimed that the producer was overheard "making overtly sexual remarks" to McInnes on set.
In response, McInnes, in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, clarified the allegations involving her and said that there is "no truth" to them, adding that "making false accusations undermines real victims."
The countersuit also accuses the three producers of scheming to inflate the film's budget and pocketing the difference, which amounted to AU $900,000 between the three of them.
Rebel Wilson's attorney, Bryan Freedman, in a statement accused the three producers of manipulating the narrative and called their lawsuit "outlandish." He also mentioned that the accusations in the lawsuit are "just the tip of the iceberg" and that "there is much more to come."
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