Rebel Wilson shares exclusive scene from her new musical The Deb ahead of its Toronto Film Festival debut – amid controversy and legal battle with the film’s producers
Rebel Wilson has shared an exclusive sneak peek at her upcoming musical film directorial debut The Deb, amid a controversial legal battle with its producers.
The 44-year-old Pitch Perfect actress, who is being sued for defamation by the film’s producers, posted a scene on Instagram in which the characters sing an R-rated song.
The clip features the privileged female high school students singing a crude song titled F**k My Life, while complaining about how hard their rich lives are.
The hilarious footage suggests that Rebels’ film, an adaptation of the 2022 stage production of the same name, will be a hilarious parody of classic Hollywood musicals.
Rebel also shared a clip of herself directing a dance scene from her upcoming film, adding some informative words: ‘My directorial debut DEB-ut is premiering in Toronto soon.
“I can’t wait for The Deb to premiere in Toronto and for you to see all the hard work that went into this amazing film. This film is amazing because every department was AMAZING!”
This came after Rebel criticized the film’s producers in an abusive tirade after they took legal action against her.
The actress made her stance very clear after it was announced that she was being sued for defamation by the producers of her film, which led to shocking reactions.
Rebel Wilson has shared an exclusive sneak peek at her upcoming musical film directorial debut The Deb, amid a controversial legal battle with producers. Pictured: Rebel directs a scene from the film
Producers Amanda Ghost and Gregor Cameron and executive producer Vince Holden filed a lawsuit after Rebel accused them of blocking her film’s premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
Last month, the trio filed an amended complaint, to which Wilson responded with a fierce statement aimed at Len Blavatnik, the billionaire whose company AI Film financed the coming-of-age musical.
“Len Blavatnik please stop funding and protecting Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron and Vince Holden,” Wilson wrote in an impassioned post on Instagram.
The Pitch Perfect actress posted a scene on Instagram that featured the characters singing an R-rated song. The clip sees the privileged female high school characters belting out a raunchy song called F**k My Life while complaining about how hard their rich lives are
The hilarious footage suggests that Rebels’ film, which is an adaptation of a 2022 stage production of the same name, will be a hilarious parody of classic Hollywood musicals
She called the producers “scumbags” and continued her tirade, calling them “mean and disgusting.”
“It is clear that the recent press reports and ongoing reprisals against me for speaking the truth about my little Australian film are FALSE,” Wilson continued.
“All I’ve done is tell the truth about these absolute assholes. Now they’re filing a false libel lawsuit and spreading false articles to cause even more harm.”
The producers of The Deb had previously called Wilson a “vicious bully” in a defamation lawsuit filed against her, as the fallout from the film’s failed premiere continued to worsen.
In their amended complaint, The Deb producers alleged that Wilson defamed them in an Instagram post in which she accused the trio of embezzling money from the film’s budget and that Ghost sexually harassed one of the lead actresses.
Meanwhile, Rebels attorney Bryan Freedman claimed in a statement to Deadline that “the number of people corroborating Rebels’ experience is astounding.”
It comes after Rebel fired back at the producers of her directorial debut The Deb in an abusive tirade after they took legal action against her.