Rebel Wilson wins The Deb court feud as producers get $10

Rebel Wilson has won her bitter legal battle with the co-producers of her directorial debut The Deb, with the NSW Supreme Court dismissing their lawsuit and awarding her $359,000 plus interest, AAP reported.

Justice Elisabeth Peden handed down the brief decision on Friday, awarding producers Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron and Vince Holden a nominal $10 in damages. A full written judgment will follow.

The producers had sued Wilson, alleging breach of contract, sabotage and defamation. They claimed her false and derogatory social media statements about them devalued the musical comedy — which cost $22 million but made only $335,000 at the Australian box office — so she could buy it back cheaply. Wilson denied the allegations and countersued, accusing the trio of a “troubling pattern of illicit, egregious behaviours, including theft, bullying and sexual misconduct”.

It is her second court victory of the year over The Deb. The Federal Court cleared Wilson in July of defaming the film’s star Charlotte MacInnes, with Justice Elizabeth Raper ruling that none of four social media posts was defamatory, AP reported.