Rebel Wilson slammed by The Deb producers as a 'malicious bully' whose allegations against Sacha Baron Cohen show her 'affable funny girl public persona is a farce'

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Rebel Wilson has been branded a 'malicious bully' by producers of her caller movie The Deb arsenic nan fallout from nan movie's bungled premiere continues to deteriorate. 

The actress, 44, was sued for defamation this period by nan producers, Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron and Vince Holden, in a scathing lawsuit. 

It came aft Wilson shared an Instagram video berating nan producers for allegedly blocking nan movie from premiering astatine nan Toronto International Film Festival. 

In response, nan producers accused her of 'shirking her responsibilities' arsenic a head by disappearing from group for extended periods, bullying staff, falsely claiming penning credits, and repeating a 'fictitious' declare Ghost had sexually harassed a lead character successful nan film. 

In an amendment to nan suit obtained by DailyMail.com, nan producers person now cited Wilson's allegations against Sacha Baron Cohen that she made successful her autobiography earlier this year. 

They claimed nan 'false' allegations were 'used to beforehand nan waste of her book', arsenic she 'hypocritically played nan unfortunate successful bid to elicit nationalist sympathy successful nan dream that it would beforehand her master self-interest.' 

Rebel Wilson, 44, has been accused of making 'false' allegations against character Sacha Baron Cohen 'to beforehand nan waste of her book' earlier this year, by nan producers of her latest movie who sued her for defamation 

In her memoir Rebel Rising, nan Australian actress, 44, made daze claims astir her acquisition filming The Brothers Grimsby pinch 'a**hole' comedian Sacha Baron Cohen - which he strenuously denied 

Wilson's intersexual harassment allegations against Sacha Baron Cohen caused a media large wind earlier this twelvemonth arsenic she claimed her acquisition pinch nan character triggered an eating disorder. 

She alleged that connected nan group of 2016 drama The Brothers Grimsby, Sacha would inquire her to portion disconnected for scenes contempt her 'no nudity' rule, successful a drawstring of claims which Sacha has strenuously denied.    

But successful nan updated lawsuit, nan producers cited this section arsenic they countered her claims astir The Deb, arsenic they alleged Wilson has 'a history of fabricating mendacious and malicious lies to hide her ain deficiency of professionalism and beforehand her ain self-interest.'  

'This is par for nan people for Rebel,' nan suit continued. 

'In her autobiography, Rebel included mendacious allegations astir well-known character Sacha Baron Cohen’s alleged inappropriate behavior. 

'Due to these mendacious allegations, portions of her autobiography were redacted erstwhile published successful nan United Kingdom and Australia. 

'Nevertheless, Rebel successfully utilized nan furor astir specified allegations to beforehand nan waste of her book. As pinch this situation, Rebel hypocritically played nan unfortunate successful bid to elicit nationalist sympathy.' 

They said that pursuing nan actress' latest allegations against nan producers of The Deb, 'Rebel has tally this playbook 1 clip excessively many.' 

DailyMail.com has reached retired to Wilson's representatives for remark connected nan updated lawsuit.  

The defamation suit against Wilson stems from her accusations that nan producers of her caller movie The Deb blocked nan movie from premiering astatine nan Toronto International Film Festival successful September 

Rebel successful a segment from nan philharmonic drama The Deb, which was filmed successful Australia past year

The suit was revenge by producers Vincent Holden (left), Gregor Cameron and Amanda Ghost (pictured together right), who branded Wilson a 'malicious bully' 

The trio of producers are being represented successful their suit against Wilson by Johnny Depp's erstwhile lawyer Camille Vasquez, and are seeking much than $35,000 successful damages.

The ineligible conflict was kicked disconnected erstwhile Wilson alleged successful an Instagram video that The Deb was group to adjacent retired nan Toronto Film Festival, but it was blocked by Ghost, Cameron and Holden. 

She besides accused nan producers of 'bad behavior' connected set, embezzling costs from nan movie and branding them 'vile and disgusting'. 

After nan producers of Wilson's movie person claimed nan allegations are 'false' and launched their defamation lawsuit, Wilson again took to Instagram to scathe her erstwhile colleagues. 

She claimed that 'it's not defamation if it's nan truth', adding: 'Let our cool movie play astatine Toronto and extremity messing astir pinch a rubbish defamation suit against me!'

In nan suit against her, Wilson is accused of being a 'bully' connected group who would make 'unreasonable demands.' 

When these demands weren't met, according to nan lawsuit, nan character would 'spread vicious lies without respect for nan irreparable harm her reckless words would origin connected nan hard-earned individual and master reputations of Plaintiffs.' 

The ineligible conflict was kicked disconnected erstwhile Wilson accused nan producers of her movie of 'bad behavior' connected set, embezzling costs from nan film, arsenic she branded them 'vile and disgusting'

'For years, Rebel has played nan affable funny woman connected nan large surface and, disconnected screen, portrayed herself arsenic a champion of different female artists and whistleblower against abusive behaviour wrong nan movie industry,' nan suit continued. 

'This nationalist persona, however, is simply a farce. Rebel is simply a bully who will disregard nan interests of others to beforehand her own.'

Another daze declare levied by nan producers is that Wilson hired a young writer - Hannah Reilly - to create a screenplay for The Deb - earlier attempting to bargain in installments for herself.

The suit reads: 'She granted a young creator a danasiwa to create a screenplay for “The Deb” (the “Film”), and past tried to declare penning in installments for herself.

'And, erstwhile Rebel did not get her measurement successful business negotiations pinch nan Plaintiffs concerning “The Deb” (including nan penning credit), Rebel tried to intimidate Plaintiffs into giving her what she wanted by leveraging her persona and platform, pinch galore millions of followers, to dispersed malicious lies astir nan Plaintiffs.'

The plaintiffs allege they 'took a chance connected Rebel' who is simply a 'novice' to directing and producing but declare 'she flatly refused to collaborate pinch Plaintiffs' and exhibited 'reckless conduct.'

Wilson's allegations against Sacha Baron Cohen came soon earlier he announced his divided from character woman Isla Fisher (pictured together successful 2022) 

The Deb, which stars Wilson and comedian Shane Jacobson, centers connected a state schoolhouse woman getting fresh for her debutante ball.

The movie will besides characteristic character Natalie Abbott from nan ABC bid Aftertaste, arsenic good arsenic newcomer Charlotte McInnes.

Locations see state towns specified arsenic Carcoar, Blayney, and Orange, arsenic good arsenic Sydney.

Last October, Rebel revealed that she turned down awesome offers successful nan States, truthful she could make her directorial debut Down Under.

'If I was directing a movie it was only going to beryllium successful Australia because that's authentic to me,' Rebel told The Daily Telegraph astatine nan time.

'I didn't want to do nan workplace ones I was offered successful America because I didn't consciousness for illustration I had that bosom connection,' she explained. 

Wilson said that during filming, she 'discovered bad behavior' connected nan portion of nan producers, and aft powering done to decorativeness nan film, she was told she couldn't merchandise it astatine nan Toronto movie festival. 

'This is activity of hundreds of group and this behaviour is perfectly vile and disgusting. 

'I will speak nan truth and pass group astir group successful nan manufacture that are not behaving ethically. That is my dilemma if that movie doesn't play astatine Toronto, it's because of these absolute f**kwits,' she said astatine nan time. 

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