Key Highlights
- The celebrations would soon turn sour.
- Hidden from view, a bitter dispute was brewing, pitting Wilson against The Deb’s British producers — Amanda Ghost, her husband Gregor Cameron, and Vince Holden — as well as the film’s rookie lead actress Charlotte MacInnes.
- The row burst into the open last year when The Deb was selected to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, casting a shadow over the musical comedy and delaying its release.
- Since then, it’s been a blizzard of lawsuits, with the battle playing out across five fronts in Los Angeles and Australia (timeline below).
- Related Stories Legal Blake Lively Wasn’t Only High-Profile Smear Campaign By Baldoni Crisis PR, Alleges Jonesworks PR Firm Boss; Overlaps With Taylor Swift Attack, Astroturfing Study Finds News Rebel Wilson Breaks Silence On ‘The Deb’ Legal Drama; Classifies It As Her “Worst Nightmare” & An Attempt To “Sling Mud” At Her Reputation The two camps line up like this: Wilson alleges that Ghost sexually harassed MacInnes and later colluded with the young actress to cover up what took place.
