Rebel Wilson speaks out after winning $3.6 million defamation lawsuit
"To me though, this case wasn’t about the money."
mashable.comRebel Wilson’s most recent defamation-related news appears tied to a Los Angeles case connected to her directorial debut The Deb. In an April 2025 update, a judge ruled she couldn’t use an “early dismissal” law to shut the case down at the start, meaning the producers’ defamation claims would proceed.[1]
What the latest update says
- A judge denied Wilson’s bid to dismiss the defamation lawsuit brought by three producers behind The Deb, allowing the matter to continue.[1]
- The ruling indicates the court found Wilson’s statements were not protected “chill-the-speech” activity under the cited California statute, and it characterized the dispute as a private business dispute context.[1]
Other defamation matters (older, for context)
- Wilson previously won a major defamation case in Australia involving magazine articles about her background and age, with large damages awarded in 2017.[2]
If you tell me whether you mean the Los Angeles The Deb defamation suit or the older Australia publisher case, I can narrow the “latest” updates to the exact lawsuit you care about.