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Rebel Wilson Loses Bid To Have ‘The Deb’ Producers’ Defamation Suit Nipped In The Free Speech Bud
Rebel Wilson's legal battle with The Deb producers got knocked back in a new ruling but is far from over
The ruling comes after a long-ish hearing in downtown LA on Thursday where dueling lawyers for Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron and Vince Holden went head-to-head with attorney for the Pitch Perfect star over Wilson’s claims of “vile and disgusting behavior” earlier this year against the producers. Depicting Wilson as “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 trio of producers sued The Deb director and actor on July 12. Defendant Rebel Wilson’s anti-SLAPP motion was a cynical attempt to stifle a valid legal claim after she launched a public attack against three hardworking professionals,” the producer’s main attorney Camille Vasquez.
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