Boy George has slammed Rebel Wilson following her fallout with producers of his film The Deb amid an ongoing feud.
The 44-year-old Australian actress claimed in a clip on social media that her film would premiere on the closing night of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, but producers Amanda Ghost and Gregor Cameron and executive producer Vince Holden are trying to prevent the comedy from debuting at the prestigious event.
She also accused the producers of “bad behavior” on the set.
The producers of the Rebel film have said the “allegations are false, defamatory and deceptive.”
Now Culture Club star Boy George has weighed in and backed his close friend Amanda (whose son is his godson) by accusing Rebel of making up “outrageous and painfully untrue stuff”.
Boy George has slammed Rebel Wilson following her fallout with producers of his film The Deb amid an ongoing feud
The 44-year-old Australian actress claimed in a clip on social media that her film would premiere on the closing night of TIFF 2024, but producers Amanda Ghost and Gregor Cameron and executive producer Vince Holden are trying to prevent the comedy from debuting at the prestigious event.
Boy George directly tagged Rebel in his Instagram video and insisted that he knew “these things ain’t true.”
He said: ‘I can’t sit here and listen to this and hear the comments that people are making without knowing any information.
‘I met Amanda when she was 17 and working in a club. I watched her rise to become president of Sony Music and run a film company. She is a strong, powerful woman.’
Rebel claimed that the producers of her new film The Deb are blocking the film’s premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
The producers of Wilson’s film have said the “allegations are false, defamatory and deceptive.”
“RW’s allegations are false, defamatory and disappointing,” a spokesperson for the producers said. Deadline.
‘Her self-promotional claims are clearly intended to damage the reputation of the people who supported her directorial debut, The Deb, a joyful film that we are very proud of and look forward to sharing with audiences.
“The fact that she promotes a false narrative to advance her own interests undermines the film and all the people who worked on this project.”
Culture Club star Boy George has stepped in and backed his close friend Amanda by accusing Rebel of making up “outrageous and painfully untrue stuff”.
Wilson (pictured) had announced that her directorial debut, The Deb, would premiere at the prestigious Toronto Film Festival in September.
Wilson stated in her video: ‘Sometimes you’re trying so hard in life that you don’t know what to do, well that’s the situation. You may have noticed that I made a post a week ago about the first film I directed, which I’m very proud of, The Deb.
“It’s a small Australian musical that’s amazing. It was selected for the closing night of the Toronto Film Festival, which is the best platform for being a debut director, it’s huge.
“Having the joy of having a film selected is one thing, but having commercial partners say that the film cannot be released is devastating. Why do they say that? Why do they prevent it?”
Wilson said: “This goes back to October of last year when I uncovered misconduct by these business partners. They are producers of the film, their names are Amanda Ghost and Gregor Cameron and the executive producer is Vince Holden.”
“When I learned of his bad behavior, I reported his misconduct.”
Wilson said that since she reported the problems she has encountered “absolute cruelty and bad behaviour”.
She said she managed to finish the film, but claimed that the producers told her she cannot release it.
“This is the work of hundreds of people and this behavior is absolutely vile and disgusting,” Wilson continued.
“I will tell the truth and warn people about people in the industry who are not behaving ethically. That’s my dilemma: if that movie doesn’t play in Toronto, it will be because of these complete morons.”
The Deb, starring Wilson and comedian Shane Jacobson, centers on a rural schoolgirl preparing for her debutante ball.
The film will also star ABC series Aftertaste actress Natalie Abbott, as well as newcomer Charlotte McInnes.
Locations include rural towns such as Carcoar, Blayney and Orange, as well as Sydney.
Last October, Rebel She revealed that she turned down major offers in the United States in order to make her directorial debut in Australia.
“If I had to direct a film, it would only be in Australia because for me it’s something authentic,” Rebel told The Daily Telegraph at the time.
“I didn’t want to do the studio jobs that were offered to me in the United States because I didn’t feel I had that connection to the heart,” she explained.
