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Rebel Wilson Replied To Accusations That A Media Outlet Forced Her To Come Out
“Wilson opted to gazump the story.”
We are all happy to see that Rebel Wilson confidently said she was in a happy relationship. And not long ago, she shared about it on her Instagram, revealing that she had a “Disney Princess” instead of a “Disney Prince.”
Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like Wilson came out because she wanted to. A media outlet gave her two days to answer whether she was dating a woman.
Speaking about how she first met her girlfriend, leisurewear designer Ramona Agruma, Wilson spoke with Page Six, “[My friend] had known both of us for at least five years, and he thought we would hit it off — and then we did!”
Ramona had accompanied Wilson to red carpet appearances multiple times, but Wilson never mentioned that she was part of the LGBTQ+ community. Until that post.
Shockingly, the Sydney Morning Herald published an article about how they’d actually told Rebel they were publishing the article in two days and asked her for comments.
In the now-deleted article, Andrew Hornery how SMH emailed Wilson’s representatives, “giving her two days” before “publishing a single word.”
And as most people might remember, Wilson posted about her relationship on Friday morning, and everyone celebrated and congratulated her for being happy. But SMH called it a “big mistake.”
“Wilson opted to gazump the story, posting about her new ‘Disney Princess’ on Instagram early Friday morning, the same platform she had previously used to brag about her handsome ex-boyfriend, wealthy American beer baron Jacob Busch.”
The article used the argument that anti-LGBTQ bigotry shouldn’t be something to be scared of.
SMH argued that the article wouldn’t have been anything major since she used to share about her “hunky boyfriend” on Instagram.
The public never really knew everything there was about her relationship and sexuality. She’s definitely open about it to at least the close friend who introduced them to each other. But publicly, Wilson always had the right to never have to share about her loved one. Privacy is everyone’s right!
“We simply asked questions and as standard practice included a deadline for a response,” they defended themselves in a follow-up.
“I had made no decision about whether or what to publish, and the Herald’s decision about what to do would have been informed by any response Wilson supplied.”
Hornery has issued an apology: I genuinely regret that Rebel has found this hard. That was never my intention.
“As a gay man I’m well aware of how deeply discrimination hurts. The last thing I would ever want to do is inflict that pain on someone else,” he continued writing.
Wilson has been thanking those showing her support, “It was a very hard situation but trying to handle it with grace.”
