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Rebel Wilson Responded To Accusations That A Newspaper Forced Her To Come Out
"Apparently it wasn't Rebel Wilson's choice to come out."

Rebel Wilson Responded To Accusations That A Newspaper Forced Her To Come Out

Rebel Wilson commented on Twitter after an Australian newspaper was accused of “outing” her.

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However, on Saturday, the Sydney Morning Herald published an article saying that they had reached out to Rebel on Thursday and given her two days to comment on her relationship “before publishing a single word.”

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“Big mistake,” writer Andrew Hornery said of reaching out to Rebel. “Wilson opted to gazump the story, posting about her new ‘Disney Princess’ on Instagram early Friday morning, the same platform she had previously used to brag about her handsome ex-boyfriend, wealthy American beer baron Jacob Busch.”

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The writer further said that Rebel’s decision not to respond to the “discreet, genuine and honest queries” was “underwhelming” given how “bitterly she complained about poor journalism standards” when she successfully sued the publication, Women’s Day, for defamation after they branded her a serial liar.

The article goes on to insinuate that anti-LGBTQ bigotry is no longer a big deal in the movie industry:

Sydney Morning Herald

It also suggests that it would have been fine to publish an article about Rebel dating a woman because she posted about her “hunky boyfriend” on Instagram and was publicly presumed to be heterosexual:

Sydney Morning Herald

FWIW, we also don’t know if this is Rebel’s first same-sex relationship or the extent of which she was openly queer in her private life. Nor is it any of our business!

The piece went viral on Twitter, with many accusing the publication of “outing” Rebel:

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Rebel herself then replied to one tweet that said, “Apparently it wasn’t Rebel Wilson’s choice to come out — the SMH have admitted to giving her a heads up two days in advance that they were going to “out her.”

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Rebel Wilson / Via Twitter: @RebelWilson

Wishing all the best to Rebel and Ramona!