Rebel Wilson cleared of defaming star of her film on Instagram

Federal Court Justice Elizabeth Raper delivered a summary of her decision in the costly lawsuit in Sydney on Wednesday afternoon.

MacInnes sued over four sets of Instagram posts published between September 2024 and July 2025.

The dispute between the two actors centered on an ​incident in September 2023 when MacInnes and one of the ⁠film’s producers went swimming at the city’s Bondi Beach and subsequently bathed ​together.

MacInnes’ barrister, Sue Chrysanthou SC, accused Wilson of a “complete revision of history” littered with dishonesty during her emphatic closing address in May.