Rebel Wilson at the Elle Style Awards in 2015. Photo / AP
Rebel Wilson at the Elle Style Awards in 2015. Photo / AP
Rebel Wilson is expected back in Australia any day now but her return to home soil isn't for a holiday.
The actress shot to fame for her role in the 2011 comedy Bridesmaids and continued her Hollywood success with the blockbuster Pitch Perfect franchise.
Despite all that, the actress isclaiming it was Australian magazines that brought her acting career to a screaming halt - specifically a 2015 article from Woman's Day titled "Just who is the REAL Rebel?"
Rebel Wilson says she has lost acting roles because of magazine articles about her. Photo / AP
The article in question revealed Wilson had lied about her age claiming she was 29 when she was actually 35. It also alleged she had used a fake name and had described a different upbringing in Australia.
According to The Daily Telegraph, Wilson's lawyer Renee Enbom told the court on Friday, "'Ms Wilson will give evidence that after the articles, her contracts were terminated. She was told she was too divisive ... it's destroyed (her) reputation as a fair and honest person."
Wilson is going after the publisher Bauer Media which owns women's magazines OK!, Women's Day and Women's Weekly.
OMG I'm actually a 100 year old mermaid formerly known as "CC Chalice" ....thanks shady Australian press for your tall poppy syndrome x
Enbom also told the Melbourne court that Wilson will present evidence to prove the articles led to her film contracts being terminated - articles which claimed the actress was a "serial liar" and "invented fantastic stories in order to make it in Hollywood".
