Rebel Wilson testified in a deposition that she “may have” asked a public relations firm owner to leak negative information to a New York Post gossip column about one of three producers of Wilson’s film “The Deb” who are suing the actress for defamation.
The producers allege that Wilson told her 11 million Instagram followers that the plaintiffs — Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron and Vince Holden — had engaged in theft, bullying and sexual misconduct. Wilson, 46, has denied any wrongdoing and her deposition dealt with her alleged sentiments concerning Ghost.
“The Deb” is a 2024 musical that was Wilson’s directorial debut. Lawyers for Ghost, Cameron and Holden filed court papers on Tuesday with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Thomas D. Long that included a brief excerpt of Wilson’s deposition taken July 30 in Los Angeles by plaintiffs’ attorney Samuel Moniz.
Moniz inquired about a text communication Wilson had in August 2024 with Melissa Nathan, the founder and CEO of The Agency Group. Nathan has also denied any wrongdoing.
“Did you ever ask Melissa Nathan to leak gossip to Page Six about Amanda Ghost being terminated?” Moniz asked Wilson.
“I may have, yes,” Wilson replied.
The deposition excerpt does not state what termination Wilson was allegedly referring to, but Ghost was fired from her position as president of Epic Records in October 2010.
Moniz also asked Wilson about another text the actress had with a different public relations firm in which she appeared to express frustration over publicity from the litigation.
“Team, I’m obviously very upset by this. You were supposed to get the negative information out about Ghost and have failed…,” according to the Wilson deposition excerpt.
Wilson also said, “You guys as a team are better than Camille, etc., and yet I am getting slaughtered. This is my life and career here. Something has to be done NOW,” the deposition excerpt shows.
The plaintiffs are also represented by former Johnny Depp attorney Camille M. Vasquez. Wilson told Moniz that although she did not recall writing the statements he recited, they were nonetheless consistent with her sentiment at the time.
“I was under an extreme attack … that was defamatory, slanderous,” Wilson said.
“And it was absolutely awful and devastating to deal with and damaging not only emotionally, physically, but also financially,” Wilson said. “And so I had extremely strong sentiment, and I probably expressed that to Melissa Nathan.”
Wilson has filed a countersuit in the original underlying case that accuses the producers of a “troubling pattern” of “theft, bullying and sexual misconduct” while also contending they inflated the film’s budget and split the extra money between themselves.
Trial of the litigation is scheduled for Jan. 19, 2027.