Actor Rebel Wilson has won a second court case over her directorial debut, The Deb. UK production company AI Film sued her in the Supreme Court of NSW for $15 million, but Justice Elisabeth Peden dismissed the claim. The court found AI Film had not shown that Ms Wilson's statements caused it financial loss. The company was awarded $10 in nominal damages for technical breaches of its social media contract. Ms Wilson's company, Camp Sugar, was awarded $359,000 in unpaid producer fees and her legal costs.
Actor Rebel Wilson has won a legal dispute with the co-producers of her film The Deb. Justice Elisabeth Peden ordered the producers to pay $10 in damages and dismissed their summons in the NSW Supreme Court. The judge also awarded Wilson $359,000 plus interest, with a written judgement to follow. The producers alleged that Wilson made false and derogatory online statements that hurt the film's box office. Wilson denied the claims and countersued, alleging theft, bullying and sexual misconduct by the producers. It is her second court win this year, after she was cleared of defaming co-star Charlotte MacInnes.
Rebel Wilson has been ordered to pay her co-producers $10 in damages after a legal dispute over her film The Deb. A New South Wales judge dismissed the co-producers' claims in a brief decision, and a written judgment will follow. Wilson had countersued, and the court awarded her $359,000 plus interest. The co-producers allege that Wilson's public statements caused the film's poor box office takings, which she denies. Wilson said defending herself had come at a heavy personal, emotional and financial cost.
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Actor and director Rebel Wilson has listed her Birchgrove cottage in Sydney, with a buyer's guide of $3.8m. The 1890s freestanding four-bedroom home sits near the Snails Bay waterfront and opposite Birchgrove Oval. Wilson bought the property in 2022 through her investment company, Camp Sugar Productions. The listing follows the sale of her Balmain penthouse last year. Wilson is also facing a court case brought by AI Film and its producers over the release of her directorial debut, The Deb.
