<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hollywood A-lister Rebel Wilson has been slammed in court after sacking her original lawyers and leaving her new legal team in the lurch during a high-profile film feud.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 45-year-old and her firm Camp Sugar are being sued by the production company behind </span><em><span>The Deb</span></em><span>, a musical comedy filmed in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/new-south-wales" rel="" target="" title="rural NSW"><span>rural NSW</span></a><span> that Wilson produced and directed, while also starring.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She will be made to testify in September to defend claims she breached her contract with AI Film Production, gave misleading statements and made injurious falsehoods.</span></div></div><div><div 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class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Pitch Perfect star was lambasted in the NSW Supreme Court today by the production company's barrister for not complying with the timetable for the case.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sue Chrysanthou SC also criticised Wilson for firing her old lawyers days before the directions hearing.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/rebel-wilson-updates-alister-wilson-to-take-stand-in-fiery-film-showdown/893cc071-d717-407c-929a-cec0a8c5e1de" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"No explanation has been provided... for the timing of that decision and why she couldn't wait until today to make that decision," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"(There is no explanation) why when she terminated her lawyers, on Tuesday she didn't have other lawyers ready to go."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wilson's new barrister was forced to plead ignorance over much of the details of the case, including the arguments the actor plans to use in her defence.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"A question of good faith may be inferred from the context of the dealings between the parties," Dauid Sibtain SC said.</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/kangaroo-attack-man-left-with-horrific-injuries-in-north-east-victoria/f849471b-ea8e-471e-9612-53be0646dffe" target="_blank"><strong><span>Man's horrific injuries after kangaroo's 'gremlin hands' latched onto him</span></strong></a></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/world/jimmy-lai-hong-kong-china-jail-sentence/5c3b1c69-c724-4264-945e-ce21628100f8"><strong><span>Prominent China critic handed long jail sentence, may never walk free</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I don't know what we say that context was."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He conceded it was unacceptable that Wilson had failed to comply with orders to produce evidence.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Deb premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in September 2024 but has been blocked from wider distribution by the ongoing legal action.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wilson has been paid over $1 million for her roles as actor, director and producer in the still-unreleased film.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>AI is seeking damages for lost revenue, but Chrysanthou said calculating lost income would be impossible until box office takings from its eventual release could be assessed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A proposed release date of April had been flagged for the film, she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>EPSTEIN FILES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/ghislaine-maxwell-donald-trump-clemency-testimony-congress-howard-lutnick-usa-politics-news/d2e0f01b-45e5-48b4-a22e-4b832c8dc95f" target="_blank"><strong><span>Ghislaine Maxwell offers to exonerate Trump if she's let out of prison</span></strong></a></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/wieambilla-us-prosecutors-seek-jail-time-for-arizona-man-linked-to-wieambilla-terrorist-attack-officers-kiled-queensland-us-news/cfb04349-2848-409f-ac0e-db75d0a5dff0"><strong><span>US prosecutors seek jail term for conspiracy theorist linked to Wieambilla terror attack</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wilson and the production company are set to face off during a two-week hearing, scheduled to begin on September 14.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Four witnesses - including Wilson - will be called to provide the bulk of the evidence, the court was told.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Producers Amanda Ghost and Vince Holden are also expected to testify along with star of the film, Charlotte MacInnes.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While one dispute heads towards a climax, the troubled film and its cast and crew remain embroiled in other lawsuits spanning different continents.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wilson is also facing a defamation suit brought by MacInnes in the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/courts" rel="" target="" title="Federal Court"><span>Federal Court</span></a><span> over social media posts that claimed the younger actor revealed she was subjected to sexual harassment.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>MacInnes' denials that any sexual misconduct took place have not deterred Wilson, who stands by the claims.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In California, Ghost and Holden have sued Wilson for defamation over allegations including embezzlement, sexual harassment of MacInnes and obstruction of the film's release.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wilson has attempted to counter-sue, but a judge in January indicated he would likely strike all of her claims from her complaint.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>Support is available by calling 1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or the National 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