<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rebel Wilson has been lashed as a liar who made up terrible claims about her colleagues and completely rewrote history.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The </span><em><span>Pitch Perfect</span></em><span> star copped the blunt assessment in the dying hours of a fiery defamation battle where she is being sued by Charlotte MacInnes, the lead actor in musical comedy </span><em><span>The Deb</span></em><span> which Wilson directed, co-produced and starred in.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>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.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/anika-wells-repays-over-ten-thousands-dollars-travel-expenses/845213d5-38ff-4641-ae19-88add627fc92"><strong><span>Minister ordered to pay $10k over travel expenses scandal</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>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.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>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.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>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 today.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/rebel-wilson-accused-of-being-a-fantastical-liar-during-defamation-battle-with-charlotte-macinnes/6a1d8438-b59d-4b58-b9d3-af320bfefa4f" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She noted the </span><em><span>Bridesmaids</span></em><span> 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.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Simpkin gave evidence she hadn't heard that Wilson claimed her co-star felt uncomfortable about the incident until it was relayed by Ghost a week later.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It was just one example of glaring inconsistencies in Wilson's evidence which has been repudiated by others, Chrysanthou told the court.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/julie-bishop-resigns-as-chancellor-australian-national-university/e9234196-f3ea-4e44-9627-2e66162780ab" rel="" target="" title="Julie Bishop quits as ANU chancellor after months of turmoil"><strong><span>Julie Bishop quits as ANU chancellor after months of turmoil</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"She is a fantastical liar who has made up terrible, terrible allegations about multiple people and her own witnesses have discredited her," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We say Ms Wilson cannot be believed on anything she has said."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>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, Chrysanthou said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A text from Wilson which accused the young actor of leaking information to the film's writer makes it clear she was set on undermining MacInnes' relationships with others, she argued.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The uncontested facts of the bathroom incident are a medical episode occurred, no one felt uncomfortable and a witness didn't think anything untoward happened.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"One can hardly imagine a less sexy environment for some kind of harassment to occur, shaking and hives and tea provided by (the witness)," Chrysanthou told the court.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/isis-brides-australia-costs-two-million-taxpayer-bill-monitoring-rehabilitation-welfare-explained/1cc42ff2-b3dc-415c-810e-7a75327b46b9" rel="" target="" title="Australian taxpayers to foot $2 million 'ISIS bride' bill"><strong><span>Australian taxpayers to foot $2 million 'ISIS bride' bill</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>MacInnes has suffered devastating harm as a result of the social media posts and hasn't worked since she starred in a stage production, a role which she had previously secured, her barrister said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"My client has been unable to eat, unable to sleep, has been distressed ... (she) fears what Rebel Wilson is going to do to her next," Chrysanthou said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"No young woman dreams of being pulled into the spotlight by a celebrity and maligned".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But Wilson testified the young star doesn't appear to have sustained any damage to her reputation or career, pointing to the lead role and a six-figure record deal MacInnes has secured.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"She's changed her story, she's flip-flopped and she's been given huge benefits," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wilson gave evidence she had seen many photos of MacInnes on international trips and in expensive hotels, some of which had been sent to her by the "I hate Amanda Ghost fan club".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Prior to </span><em><span>The Deb</span></em><span> she was relatively unknown and (I) understood she did not have the means to travel around the world in luxury," the A-lister wrote in her affidavit.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Her barrister, Dauid Sibtain SC, will begin his closing remarks on this afternoon.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><strong><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>