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Rebel Wilson Hit With New Defamation Claim Over Alleged Anonymous Smear Sites Targeting ‘The Deb’ Producer

The filing leans on evidence from the LivelyBaldoni litigation to allege a paid PR operation behind anonymous attacks on Amanda Ghost.

Overview

  • In a Los Angeles Superior Court cross-complaint, producers allege Wilson directed a covert campaign that published racially charged claims portraying Amanda Ghost as involved in sex trafficking.
  • The suit names crisis publicist Melissa Nathan and TAG PR, citing an August 2024 text attributed to Nathan that reads, “So basically Rebel wants one of those sites… Russian oligarchs and making her a madam basically lol.”
  • Anonymous websites including amandaghost.com and amandaghostsucks.com later appeared with phrases such as “the Indian Ghislaine Maxwell,” according to the complaint, though the sites are now offline.
  • The filing cites discovery from the Blake Lively–Justin Baldoni case and alleges involvement by social media strategist Jed Wallace in coordinating the websites.
  • Ghost seeks compensatory and punitive damages as related disputes continue, with reporting noting the film remains without a distributor and a July lawsuit accusing Wilson of blocking a distribution deal.