Australian Actress Claims Rebel Wilson Fabricated Sexual Assault Allegation

In a multimillion-dollar defamation case filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, a young Australian actress alleges that Rebel Wilson spread falsehoods and engaged in bullying and harassment on the set of "The Deb."

Charlotte MacInnes, who stars in the comedy that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, claims Wilson repeatedly insisted that one of the film’s producers, Amanda Ghost, had sexually harassed and abused her, despite MacInnes having clarified to Wilson that no such incident had occurred.

The court documents detail Charlotte MacInnes's accusations, presenting a case where she asserts Rebel Wilson's actions went beyond on-set tensions and crossed into defamation territory.

In July, producers Amanda Ghost, Gregory Cameron, and Vince Holden filed a lawsuit against 44-year-old Rebel Wilson, alleging she falsely accused them of embezzling funds from the film and engaging in "absolute viciousness and retaliatory behavior."

In her countersuit, 44-year-old Rebel Wilson has accused the producers of undermining the film project, embezzling funds, and sexually harassing the lead actress, Charlotte MacInnes -- something MacInnes says is false.

Now, in new documents submitted to a Los Angeles court, Charlotte MacInnes claims she informed Wilson that no misconduct took place, describing the allegation as "absurd."

“I was deeply disturbed by this behavior and felt very bullied and harassed by Wilson, who was the director of the film and in a position of authority over me,” MacInnes alleged, per The Guardian. “Nothing that I told Wilson could reasonably have conveyed that I was reporting any misconduct because there was no misconduct."

"I also understand [there were] claims that I was subjected to 'depraved sexual demands' and that 'MacInnes remains captive by Ghost and (fellow producer) Cameron as she is shuttled from city to city with them including Boston, New York, and London," the docs added. "These statements are completely false and absurd. I have no idea what could cause Wilson and her attorney to make up such lies about me.”

The documents filed include MacInnes’s declaration and additional statements providing further evidence on the disputes over "The Deb"’s writing credits, a matter that seems to have intensified the conflict and could push both sides' legal costs into the millions.

The alleged sexual misconduct is one of three central claims by Rebel Wilson that have led the film’s three producers—Amanda Ghost, her husband Gregor Cameron, and Vince Holden—to file a defamation lawsuit against the Australian actor.

Central to the new lawsuit are accusations that Wilson falsely alleged “inappropriate behavior” on the part of Ghost toward Charlotte MacInnes, the film’s lead actress. Ghost’s legal complaint asserts that MacInnes herself has repeatedly denied experiencing any misconduct, refuting Wilson’s claims as entirely unsubstantiated.

A legal complaint obtained by Daily Mail outlines a backdrop of escalating tensions, with disputes over writing credits and concerns over Wilson’s behavior on set reportedly fueling the discord.

According to the producers, when Wilson “did not get her way in these disputes,” she “revived a fictitious story about Ghost sexually harassing a lead actor in 'The Deb' that has absolutely no basis in reality, as the actress that is the subject of this defamatory tale has repeatedly confirmed.”

On her Instagram, which boasts over 11 million followers, and in court filings, Wilson has also accused Ghost and Cameron of plotting to embezzle A$900,000 of "The Deb"’s funding, alongside accusations of bullying and unlawful imprisonment.

Wilson is countersuing and aims to invoke California’s anti-SLAPP laws, which are intended to safeguard freedom of speech on issues of public interest, in an effort to dismiss the defamation claims against her.

The producers' lawyers have requested a 90-day stay in the proceedings to investigate the origin of an anonymous website that, they claim, described Ghost—a British-born producer of Indo-Trinidadian descent—as an “Indian Ghislaine Maxwell.”

The request for the stay includes allegations that the website, which reportedly featured “grotesque lies,” was registered under the domain name amandaghost.com just two days after Wilson sent threatening emails, warning she was prepared to “go public” to “very publicly ruin them.”

Charlotte MacInnes, the actress at the center of the lawsuit, has confirmed her role in the case and voiced sharp criticism of Rebel Wilson. In a statement obtained by DailyMail, MacInnes accused Wilson of “undermining real victims” with what she described as “false” allegations.

"There is no truth to the allegations made involving me," she said. "I made a statement to the film team when this was first said in September 2023 and am saying this now to draw a line under it."

"Making false accusations undermines real victims and I won't be the subject of a fabricated narrative," the actress added.