Three producers on Rebel Wilson’s musical comedy film “The Deb” are suing the Australian actor for defamation after she accused them on social media of conspiring to sabotage the movie . The lawsuit was filed Friday in the Los Angeles County Superior Court on behalf of Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron and Vince Holden and was reviewed by The Times. “Rebel is a bully who will disregard the interests of others to promote her own,” the lawsuit says.
It adds, “ Rebel tried to intimidate Plaintiffs into giving her what she wanted by leveraging her persona and platform, with many millions of followers, to spread malicious lies about the Plaintiffs.” The legal documents detail a dispute over writing credits for “The Deb,” which was adapted from a stage play by Hannah Reilly with music by Reilly and Megan Washington. Wilson’s production company, Sugar Productions, had acquired the rights but needed the producers’ support to move forward, the lawsuit says.
The plaintiffs allege Wilson’s unprofessional behavior included abandoning the project for extended periods and making “unauthorized and improper disclosures about the film.” The conflict escalated, according to the documents, when Wilson sought writing credit over Reilly, a young writer who had been given a scholarship by Wilson. The Australian Writers’ Guild had already ruled, in a “binding agreement,” that credit should go to Reilly, the lawsuit says.
Wilson allegedly also demanded credits for the mu.