Rebel Wilson has returned to court to fight a magazine publisher’s appeal against an order to pay the Australian actress a record 4.6 million Australian dollars (£2.5 million) in damages for defamation. Rebel Wilson has returned to court to fight a magazine publisher’s appeal against an order to pay the Australian actress a record 4.6 million Australian dollars (£2.5 million) in damages for defamation. Bauer’s lawyer, Michael Wheelahan, said the publisher would not appeal against the defamation verdict reached by a jury in July. Speaking outside court, Wilson said Hollywood had been well aware of her case. Bauer “maliciously defamed me and I’m here to hold them accountable for that”, she said.

Source: Irish Independent April 18, 2018 12:56 UTC