Rebel Wilson is offering more details about the legal battle surrounding her directorial debut, The Deb, as the dispute with the film’s producers continues to escalate. Wilson has been in a court fight with producers Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron, and Vince Holden since July 2024, after they filed a defamation lawsuit against her.
They accused the actress of damaging their reputations when she claimed they engaged in “bad behavior” on set and tried to block the film from premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival. Wilson responded with a countersuit, which included an allegation that Ghost sexually harassed lead actress Charlotte MacInnes.
MacInnes later rejected that assertion, calling it “completely false and absurd,” a statement that has become central to the ongoing conflict. During a new interview on 60 Minutes Australia on Sunday, Nov. 23, Wilson stood by her version of events. “I felt that in my position as director, I had to report that. And the moment I did, [it] started all the kind of retaliation against me,” she said.
According to Ghost’s account, she experienced a medical reaction to cold water while on set. MacInnes and an assistant helped her home, and the actress sat with her in a warm bath. Wilson previously claimed that MacInnes came to her afterward and said, “Amanda Ghost asked me to [take] a bath and shower with her, and it made me feel really uncomfortable.”
Wilson repeated that allegation in the new interview. “She came to me, she made what I obviously inferred as a sexual harassment complaint, and I had a duty to then act on it,” she said. Interviewer Tara Brown presented Wilson with text messages between her and Ghost, showing Wilson had told the producer that MacInnes was “all good” following the incident.
Wilson said the messages did not reflect her true feelings. “How I would describe those texts is I’m trying to maintain professional communication with Amanda Ghost — she’s the producer, she’s the access to the money for the film. This is weeks before we start shooting the movie, and I’m trying to keep a very professional communication, but at the same time I’m feeling very uneasy,” she explained.
When asked how she interprets MacInnes’ decision to dispute her claim publicly, Wilson questioned the plausibility of Ghost’s explanation. She argued that no one would reasonably believe that “a medical incident occurred and Amanda Ghost needed the body warmth of an actress to save her life. It’s just not credible.” The legal case remains ongoing as both sides continue to challenge each other’s accounts.