Rebel Wilson film producers accuse her of “vicious lies” and cast doubt on Sacha Baron Cohen accusations
nme.comRebel Wilson’s film producers have accused her of “vicious lies” and cast doubt on accusations she made against Sacha Baron Cohen.On Monday (August 29), three producers behind musical The Deb filed an amended complaint in Los Angeles after Wilson accused them of “inappropriate behaviour towards the lead actress of the film [and] embezzling funds from the film’s budget.”Wilson made the comments via an Instagram video in which she named the film’s producers Amanda Ghost and Gregor Cameron together with executive producer Vince Holden.The amended complaint claims that Wilson was frequently absent from set and made disclosures about the film that were confidential.
They went on to claim Wilson “simply made them up with actual malice” over a dispute about credits on the film.The complaint reads (as per Variety): “Because Rebel shirked her professional obligations to the Plaintiffs, the Film, and everyone dedicated to its success, she started flailing and inventing problems to obfuscate her own failures.”It also went on to claim that Wilson “has a history of fabricating false and malicious lies to hide her own lack of professionalism and advance her own self-interest…This lawsuit is about holding Rebel accountable for her attempts to bully Plaintiffs into conceding to her unreasonable demands by spreading vicious lies without regard for the irreparable damage her reckless words would cause on the hard-earned personal and professional reputations of Plaintiffs.”The complaint also claims that Wilson’s allegations against Baron Cohen for inappropriate behaviour on the set of The Brothers Grimsby were untrue – claims she initially made in her recent memoir, Rebel Rising.
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