Wilson fights for lost movie cash
REBEL Wilson could have commanded up to $6 million a film but missed out on the rich roles because of defamatory articles written about her, a Hollywood agent says.
Wilson has won the fight to allow agent and producer Peter Principato to give evidence in her claims for damages after winning her defamation action against Bauer Media.
Principato believes Wilson would have received $5 million to $6 million following on from the success of her film Pitch Perfect 2 if not for the articles.
The claim emerged yesterday as Wilson applied for special damages in the Victorian Supreme Court in her bid to recoup millions in lost earnings.
The publisher of Woman’s Day, Australian Women’s Weekly, NW and OK magazines was found to have defamed Wilson in eight articles in May 2015 by claiming she told lies to make it in Hollywood.
Wilson’s lawyers maintain she’s owed millions because she lost roles in the movies Kung Fu Panda 3 and Trolls after the series of defamatory articles was published.