Rebel Wilson took to social media on Wednesday to accuse the producers behind her directorial debut, The Deb , of “bad behavior” and sabotaging the film from making its premiere on closing night at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). In an Instagram video , Wilson claimed that producers Amanda Ghost and Gregor Cameron and executive producer Vince Holden embezzled funds from the film’s budget, acted inappropriately towards the project’s lead actress, and retaliated by blocking the Australian musical from the festival. In Wilson’s post, she discussed the elation she felt about it being chosen for TIFF, only to be “devastated” when it did not premiere.
“It’s awesome that [ The Deb ] got selected for closing night of the Toronto Film Festival, which is like the best platform to be a first-time female director. I mean, it’s huge. It’s massive,” said Wilson in her post.
“So to have the joy of the movie being selected is one thing. But then to have the business partners that are involved in that movie turn around and say that, ‘No, the movie can’t premiere,’ is just beyond devastating. “Why are they saying this? Why are they stopping it from premiering at Toronto?,” she continued.
“Well, this dates back to October of last year, where I discovered bad behavior by these business partners. I just tell it how it is. So I’m just going to tell you who they are, the so-called producers of the film.
I use that phrase very lightly. Their na.
