Australian comedian Rebel Wilson has won a defamation suit against a global magazine publisher after the Victorian Supreme Court found a series of articles alleging she was a serial liar had damaged her career, it was reported on Thursday June 15.
The Sydney-born actress, who appeared in Hollywood’s Pitch Perfect films, said articles published by Bauer Media claiming she had lied about her age, real name and some childhood experiences cost her significant acting roles and income.
After four weeks of hearing testimony from Wilson herself, local journalists and several Hollywood celebrities, the jury of six at Victoria’s Supreme Court found unanimously in her favor.
Wilson found a breakout role in the 2011 comedy hit “Bridesmaids” ,but after the articles were published in Woman’s Day and other Bauer-owned magazines in 2015, Wilson said she was told by the makers of Kung Fu Panda that she had become “too divisive” for a family film, according to her testimony.
A spokeswoman for Bauer Media said the publisher would “consider its options” following Thursday’s verdict.