<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hollywood star </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/rebel-wilson" rel="" target="_blank" title="Rebel Wilson"><span>Rebel Wilson</span></a><span> spoke about the upcoming birth of her second child as she entered the courthouse to give evidence for a third day in her </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/rebel-wilson-defamation-trial-charlotte-macinnes/b5f1fb52-a6ad-4f6a-a28a-3792d0db92b0" rel="" target="_blank" title="blockbuster defamation battle"><span>blockbuster defamation battle</span></a><span>.</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 is being sued for defamation by Charlotte MacInnes, the 27-year-old lead actor of the musical comedy </span><em><span>The Deb</span></em><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>MacInnes claims she was defamed by Wilson in social media posts that suggested she is a liar who retracted a sexual harassment complaint to further her acting and music 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>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-politics-live-iran-israel-middle-east-war-king-charles-state-visit-pete-hegseth-nuclear-claims/2440cfff-6a9d-4ea5-897c-b69111c07a43" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Trump may unleash 'Dark Eagle' in sudden escalation</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wilson alleges the young actor confided she felt uncomfortable when the film's co-producer Amanda Ghost asked to have a shower and a bath together in September 2023 but later reneged.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>MacInnes denies making or walking back a complaint, insisting she never said she felt uncomfortable.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The young actor's self-professed confidante will continue to be grilled about her version of events when she returns to the witness box in the Federal Court on Thursday.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/rebel-wilson-defamation-case-film-feud-testimony-kicks-off-third-day/99130df3-f3a5-4eec-bc5d-d37dc175e5b1" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Asked about the impending birth of her second child as she entered the courthouse, Wilson said her wife luckily hasn't given birth yet in the US.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She may be quizzed on documents MacInnes' lawyer Sue Chrysanthou SC previously requested, including communications that may relate to smear websites attacking Ms Ghost.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>NATIONAL:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/antisemitism-royal-commission-interim-report-findings-bondi-beach-shooting-social-cohesion-australia/2911e464-b083-4a7a-a5a9-435f2facc0ee" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Antisemitism report calls for gun buybacks, more counter-terrorism powers</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wilson has denied having any involvement in ordering or authoring the websites which described the producer as the "Indian Ghislaine Maxwell" and a sex trafficker.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She said her former US lawyer hired The Agency Group to assist her in a legal dispute with her co-producers but insisted the firm had not been commissioned to work for her.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The firm is also accused of creating smear websites attacking Hollywood actor Blake Lively on behalf of her co-star Justin Baldoni.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wilson was asked earlier in the week to produce communications between her and the employees of The Agency Group, including a text chain with chief executive Melissa Nathan.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Chrysanthou also called for any receipts for payments to the PR firm in an attempt to discern who paid for the services rendered by Ms Nathan.</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/record-high-cocaine-meth-drugs-australian-criminal-intelligence-commission/691afd3d-e805-45a7-a271-1482f9d81ef8" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Australia now among world's top meth users, figures reveal</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An agreement tendered to the court shows Wilson's US lawyer - with whom she has now parted ways - retained The Agency Group for strategic communication services in connection with the star.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"As consideration for the Services, Rebel Wilson hereby agrees to pay Agency a sum of $25,000 USD per month," the unsigned letter of agreement records.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When asked about the agreement dated July 2024, Wilson said it had been sent to her lawyer despite being addressed to her.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She rejected suggestions from Chrysanthou that she was being utterly dishonest and had lied for a year about the topic.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wilson also denied accusations that she raised MacInnes' alleged complaint after it had been resolved in order to get her way during a dispute with her co-producers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wilson's barrister Dauid Sibtain SC contends that MacInnes made the complaint and then changed her story to ensure her career thrived with Ms Ghost's assistance.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He has argued MacInnes' career has progressed and she hasn't suffered any harm to her reputation at all as a result of the social media posts, contrary to her allegations.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></strong></em><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a 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