Actor Rebel Wilson recently introduced his girlfriend Ramona Agruma on social media.
Sydney:
Actor Rebel Wilson said an Australian newspaper had put her in a “very difficult situation” after fans accused the publication of pressuring her to reveal his relationship with a woman.
The “Perfect Pitch” actor had posted a selfie with his “Disney Princess” partner on Instagram on Friday, a day before the Sydney Morning Herald reported that he had heard about the relationship and gave Wilson two days to comment. .
On social media, LGBTQIA + activists and others accused the newspaper of forcing Wilson, who had not publicly revealed his sexuality, to leave.
The Herald denied pressuring Wilson and said he had “just asked questions”.
In his first comments on the controversy, Wilson responded on Sunday to a Twitter user who accused the Herald of warning two days in advance that they were leaving the actor.
“It was a very difficult situation, but trying to handle it gracefully,” Wilson tweeted.
According to the newspaper, his gossip columnist had asked Wilson about his relationship “with great caution and respect.”
“Big mistake. Wilson chose to look at the story, posting about his new ‘Disney Princess’ on Instagram on Friday morning,” columnist Andrew Hornery wrote in an article published Saturday.
As outrage grew on social media, Herald editor Bevan Shields defended the column.
“We would have asked ourselves the same questions if Wilson’s new partner was a man,” Shields wrote.
This was not the first time Wilson has fought with the Australian media: in 2017, he was awarded a record defamation payment of A $ 4.7 million ($ 3.3 million) for a number of articles. who claimed he had lied about his name, age and childhood to get ahead in Hollywood.
After the magazine’s publisher successfully appealed, Wilson’s prize was revised to A $ 600,000.
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