
"MacInnes claims Wilson defamed her in a series of social media posts that suggested she is a liar and a sellout who walked back a sexual misconduct complaint to further her career. The posts claimed MacInnes confided to the older actor and later recanted she felt uncomfortable when the film's co-producer Amanda Ghost asked to have a shower and a bath together. MacInnes denies making or retracting a complaint, insisting she was not uncomfortable when the pair shared a bath in their swimwear after Ghost suffered a medical episode in September 2023."
"MacInnes' barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC accused Wilson of a complete revision of history littered with dishonesty during her emphatic closing address in the Federal Court on Friday. She noted the Bridesmaids actor testified she told local producer Greer Simpkin about the alleged complaint on the day it was made to her, but that had been contradicted in court. Simpkin gave evidence she had not heard that Wilson claimed her co-star felt uncomfortable about the incident until it was relayed by Ghost a week later."
"It was just one example of glaring inconsistencies in Wilson's evidence which has been repudiated by others, Chrysanthou told the court. She is a fantastical liar who has made up terrible, terrible allegations about multiple people and her own witnesses have discredited her, she said. We say Ms Wilson cannot be believed on anything she has said."
"The first-time director lied to Ghost about receiving a complaint to create division between her and MacInnes, whom she sought to paint as a troublemaker, Ms Chrysanthou said. A text from Wilson which accused"
Charlotte MacInnes sued Rebel Wilson for defamation over social media posts alleging MacInnes was a liar and a sellout who withdrew a sexual misconduct complaint to advance her career. MacInnes denied making or retracting any complaint and said she was not uncomfortable when she shared a bath with co-producer Amanda Ghost in swimwear after Ghost had a medical episode in September 2023. Wilson’s barrister accused Wilson of revising history with dishonesty and pointed to contradictions in Wilson’s evidence. The court heard Wilson claimed she told local producer Greer Simpkin about the alleged complaint on the day it was made, while Simpkin testified she did not hear that Wilson claimed MacInnes felt uncomfortable until a week later. The barrister said Wilson could not be believed on anything she said.
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