Rebel Wilson accuses producers of blocking directorial debut’s premiere at TIFF, ‘I was met with absolute viciousness and retaliatory behaviour’

Rebel Wilson has accused backers of her directorial debut of obstructing its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The Australian actress and filmmaker asserted that her film "The Deb," a charming original musical, was slated as TIFF 2024's closing night feature.

However, Wilson alleged that producers Amanda Ghost and Gregor Cameron, along with executive producer Vince Holden, misappropriated funds from the indie project and engaged in retaliatory actions to prevent its showcase. In a candid social media video, Wilson expressed profound disappointment over the situation, describing the producers' behaviour as "absolute viciousness" and claiming they attempted to sabotage the film's festival debut.

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Wilson said, “To have the joy of the movie being selected is one thing. But then to have the business partners that are involved in that movie turn around and say that, ‘No, the movie can’t premiere,’ is just beyond devastating. Why are they saying this? Why are they stopping it from premiering at Toronto? Well, this dates back to October of last year, where I discovered bad behaviour by these business partners. I just tell it how it is. So I’m just going to tell you who they are, the so-called producers of the film. I use that phrase very lightly. Their names are Amanda Ghost and Gregory Cameron, and an executive producer who works with them called Vince Holden. So these are the people involved.”