Hollywood star Rebel Wilson has been accused of orchestrating a cyber-attack on the social media account of fellow Australian actor Charlotte MacInnes, which allegedly led to the leak of a nude photograph. The allegation was made in an affidavit filed by MacInnes as part of her defamation lawsuit against Wilson.
MacInnes, the lead actor in Wilson's directorial debut The Deb, claims that her Snapchat account was breached and that an attempt was made to hack her Facebook account days after she filed legal proceedings against Wilson in September 2025. In her sworn statement, MacInnes said, “I believe that this was orchestrated by Rebel. It was completely terrifying and caused me a new kind of anxiety.” No evidence has been tendered to support the claim, and Wilson has not yet been questioned about the hack.
The defamation case centres on four social media posts in which Wilson claimed MacInnes made a sexual harassment complaint against co-producer Amanda Ghost and then retracted it to further her career. MacInnes denies making such a complaint and says Wilson spread “malicious lies” that left her crying every day for weeks. “I felt as though she was ripping me apart and showing it off to the world,” MacInnes said in her affidavit.
The dispute stems from an incident at Bondi Beach in September 2023, when MacInnes helped Ghost after a medical episode. The pair shared a bath in swimwear to warm up. Wilson later claimed MacInnes had complained of feeling uncomfortable, but MacInnes has denied this. Ghost testified in federal court that she was initially concerned but later believed MacInnes was telling the truth after meeting with her.
MacInnes said she felt unsafe attending the premiere of The Deb because of Wilson's alleged behaviour. “I continue to feel unsafe in the industry I had once dreamed of, as Rebel is so well known and I do not yet feel I have enough of a voice to fight back,” she wrote.
