Rebel Wilson slammed by The Deb producers as a ‘malicious bully’ whose allegations against Sacha Baron Cohen show her ‘affable funny girl public persona is a farce’

Rebel Wilson has been branded an “evil bully” by the producers of her new film The Deb, as the fallout from the film’s failed premiere continues to worsen.

The 44-year-old actress was sued for defamation this month by producers Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron and Vince Holden.

This came after Wilson shared a video on Instagram in which he criticized the producers for allegedly blocking the film’s premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Producers accused her of shirking her “director’s responsibilities” by disappearing from the set for extended periods, bullying staff, falsely claiming to have written the credits and repeating the “fictitious” claim that Ghost had sexually harassed a lead actor in the film.

In an amendment to the lawsuit obtained by DailyMail.com, the producers have now cited allegations Wilson made against Sacha Baron Cohen in her autobiography earlier this year.

They alleged that the “false” allegations were “used to promote sales of her book” because she “hypocritically played the victim to generate public sympathy in the hope that this would serve her professional interests.”

Wilson’s sexual harassment allegations against Sacha Baron Cohen caused a media storm earlier this year, with Wilson claiming her experience with the actor had triggered an eating disorder.

She claimed that Sacha asked her to strip for scenes on the set of the 2016 comedy The Brothers Grimsby, despite her ‘no nudity’ rule. Sacha has strongly denied the claims.

But in the updated lawsuit, the producers cited that episode to refute her claims about The Deb, alleging that Wilson “has a history of concocting false and malicious lies to cover up her own lack of professionalism and serve her own self-interest.”

“This is normal for Rebel,” the lawsuit said.

‘Rebel made false allegations in her autobiography about alleged inappropriate behavior by the famous actor Sacha Baron Cohen.

Because of these false accusations, parts of her autobiography were redacted when it was published in the United Kingdom and Australia.

‘Nevertheless, Rebel successfully used the furor surrounding such allegations to promote sales of her book. As in this situation, Rebel hypocritically played the victim to garner public sympathy.’

They said that following the actress’s latest accusations against The Deb producers, Rebel “has followed this script too many times.”

DailyMail.com has contacted Wilson’s representatives for comment on the updated lawsuit.

The three producers are represented in their lawsuit against Wilson by Johnny Depp’s former attorney Camille Vasquez and are seeking damages of more than $35,000.

The legal battle began when Wilson claimed in an Instagram video that The Deb was scheduled to close the Toronto Film Festival, but was blocked by Ghost, Cameron and Holden.

She also accused the producers of “bad behavior” on set, embezzling money from the film and called them “vile and disgusting.”

After Wilson’s film producers claimed the allegations were “false” and filed a defamation lawsuit, Wilson took to Instagram again to criticize her former colleagues.

She claimed that “it’s not libel if it’s the truth,” adding, “Just let our cool movie play in Toronto and stop messing around with a worthless libel case against me!”

In her lawsuit, Wilson is accused of being a “bully” on set and making “unreasonable demands.”

When those demands were not met, the lawsuit alleges, the actress “spread malicious lies without regard to the irreparable harm her reckless words would cause to Plaintiffs’ hard-won personal and professional reputations.”

“For years, Rebel has played the role of the kind, funny girl on the big screen and, off-screen, portrayed herself as an advocate for other female artists and a whistleblower against misconduct in the film industry,” the lawsuit says.

“However, this public persona is a farce. Rebel is a bully who ignores the interests of others to advance her own.”

Another shocking claim from the producers is that Wilson hired a young writer, Hannah Reilly, to write a screenplay for The Deb, before trying to steal credit for herself.

The lawsuit alleges: “She gave a young artist a grant to develop a screenplay for “The Deb” (the “Film”), and then attempted to claim herself as the writer.

‘And when Rebel did not get her way in the business negotiations with the plaintiffs over “The Deb” (including the writing credits), Rebel attempted to intimidate the plaintiffs into giving her what she wanted by using her persona and platform, with its many millions of followers, to spread malicious lies about the plaintiffs.’

The plaintiffs allege they “took a chance on Rebel,” who is a “novice” at directing and producing, but allege she “adamantly refused to cooperate with the plaintiffs” and behaved “recklessly.”

The Deb, starring Wilson and comedian Shane Jacobson, is about a country school girl getting ready for her debutante ball.

The film also stars ABC series Aftertaste actress Natalie Abbott and newcomer Charlotte McInnes.

Locations include country towns such as Carcoar, Blayney and Orange, as well as Sydney.

Last October, Rebel announced that she had turned down major offers in the United States so she could make her directorial debut Down Under.

“If I were to direct a film, it would only be in Australia because that’s authentic to me,” Rebel told The Daily Telegraph at the time.

“I didn’t want to do the studio recordings that I was offered in America because I didn’t feel like I had that connection to the heart,” she explained.

Wilson said she discovered “bad behavior” from producers during filming. After finishing the film, she was told she would not be allowed to release it at the Toronto Film Festival.

‘This is the work of hundreds of people and this behaviour is absolutely disgusting and revolting.

“I will speak the truth and warn people about people in the industry who are not behaving ethically. That’s my dilemma if that movie doesn’t play in Toronto, it’s because of this absolute f**kwit,” she said at the time.