Australian star Rebel Wilson is being sued for defamation after she accused the producers of her new film of embezzlement and misconduct in an explosive Instagram video. Wilson made the shocking allegations against the three producers – Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron and executive producer Vince Holden – of her film The Deb in a video posted to her 11 million followers on Instagram this week. The Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids star said her film was selected to close the Toronto Film Festival but claimed the “business partners” did not allow The Deb to premiere.
She named Ms Ghost, Mr Cameron and Mr Holden in the video, going on to allege she “discovered bad behaviour” towards one of the film’s lead actresses and that funds allocated for the film were being embezzled. “Since I reported that behaviour, I have been met with absolute viciousness and retaliatory behaviour,” Ms Wilson claimed in the video. “Every step of the way, these people that I complained about tried to make my life hell.
” Ms Wilson said her film being chosen to close the festival was “huge” but the alleged decision to not allow this was “devastating”. “They’re saying it can’t come out, they can’t release it, they might bury it,” she claimed. “This is the work of hundreds of people who put their heart and soul into this.
” But the trio of producers vigorously deny the accusations and have since filed defamation proceedings in the Los Angeles County of the Superior Court.