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Rebel Wilson to appeal after US court rejects bid to have defamation case thrown out

The Los Angeles superior court rejected the actor’s claim that she couldn’t be sued by the producers of her film The Deb

“Posting a video addressing the highly anticipated premiere of The Deb at the Toronto international film festival and widespread misconduct in the entertainment industry, which are unmistakably ‘matters of public interest’, constitutes a protected activity,” he said. Lawyers acting for The Deb’s producers, Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron and Vince Holden, who had been accused by Wilson of, among other things, sexual misconduct, embezzlement and unlawful detainment, said they were gratified by the latest court ruling, which would allow them to proceed with the defamation case. Camille Vasquez, the attorney who successfully defended Johnny Depp in the defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard, said Wilson’s anti-Slapp motion had been “a cynical attempt to stifle a valid legal claim after she launched a public attack against three hardworking professionals”.

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