Why Rebel Wilson is being sued for defamation
4/30/202618 min
Rebel Wilson is back in court this week, this time as the defendant in one of the most high-profile defamation cases in recent history.
It all centres on the production of an Aussie film called The Deb, which marks Wilson’s debut as a director. If you've been following along and finding the case a bit confusing, don't worry.
On today's podcast, we're going through everything you need to know: how we got here, what's happened at trial so far, and what comes next.
Hosts: Elliot Lawry and Emma Gillespie
Producer: Rosa Bowden
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Emma Gillespie· Host0:07
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Lily Madden0:09
Oh, now it makes sense.
Elliot Lawry· Host0:11
[upbeat music] [gentle music] Good morning, and welcome to The Daily Aus. It's Friday the 1st of May. I'm Elliot Laurie.
Emma Gillespie· Host0:22
I'm Emma Gillespie.
Elliot Lawry· Host0:24
Rebel Wilson is back in court this week, this time as the defendant in one of the most high-profile defamation cases in recent history. It all centers on the production of an Aussie film called The Deb, which marks Wilson's debut as a director. If you've been following along and finding the case a little bit confusing, don't worry. On today's podcast, we're going to go through everything you need to know, how we got here, what's happened at trial so far, and what comes next. But first, here's a message from TDA's news editor, Adela.
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Emma Gillespie· Host1:23
Elliot, I'm so glad we're talking about this today. First of all,