High Court rejects Rebel Wilson’s defamation case appeal

Josie Tutty

November 16, 2018 11:35

Hollywood actress Rebel Wilson’s bid for her case to be heard in the High Court of Australia has not been granted. The decision effectively brings Wilson’s legal battle against Bauer Media to an end.

Wilson launched action against Bauer Media in May 2016, alleging she was defamed in several articles published in 2015. The actress argued the publisher’s ‘serial liar’ allegations had ruined her reputation and cost her lucrative movie roles.

Wilson was originally awarded $4.5m last September, but the case turned against the actress in June 2018 when the court slashed the damages awarded to $600,000 after the Court of Appeal found they had been wrongly awarded.

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Josie Tutty

Josie Tutty was Mumbrella's deputy editor. She worked on the publication between 2017 and 2019. She's previously written and edited in the UK for Jungle Creations and Trinity Mirror.

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