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Hollywood star Rebel Wilson has rejected an “absolutely outrageous” accusation that she dumped her phone to avoid handing over key communications in a defamation case.The Pitch Perfect star is being sued by Charlotte MacInnes, the 27-year-old lead actor of the musical comedy The Deb.MacInnes alleges she was defamed by Wilson in social media posts that suggested she is a liar who retracted a sexual harassment complaint to further her acting and music career.Wilson claims MacInnes confided that she felt uncomfortable after the film’s co-producer Amanda Ghost asked her to have a shower and a bath together in September 2023.“I was pretty shocked by it,” Wilson told the federal court on Wednesday. “I took it as a sexual harassment complaint.”She was in the witness box for a second day on Wednesday after repeatedly rejecting accusations she was lying or that she had bullied and harassed MacInnes.The Bridesmaids star told the court her phone had been stolen in London so she was unable to hand over some crucial communications requested by MacInnes’ legal team.Wilson said some of her text chains hadn’t been backed up so she was unable to retrieve and surrender them.“Are you sure your phone was stolen and you didn’t just dump it in a park?” MacInnes’ lawyer Sue Chrysanthou SC asked.Wilson’s lawyer, Dauid Sibtain SC, objected to the question but not before his client answered.“That is absolutely outrageous,” the actor said.Wilson was also questioned about a text message exchange she had with MacInnes in May 2023, after inviting her to a theatre production with other cast members of The Deb.The young actor blamed a lack of wi-fi for her lack of response to Wilson and explained she had ended up dining with Ghost instead, the texts show.“Huge apologies again for last night,” MacInnes texted the next day.“I appreciate the…

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Hollywood star Rebel Wilson has denied lying as she maintains she had no involvement in websites that attacked a producer with whom she is feuding.The Pitch Perfect star is being sued by Charlotte MacInnes, the Australian lead actor of the musical comedy The Deb.MacInnes claims she was defamed by social media posts from Wilson that suggest she is a liar who retracted a sexual harassment complaint to advance her career.Wilson claims the young actor confided that she felt uncomfortable after sharing a bath in swimwear with The Deb co-producer Amanda Ghost following a medical episode in September 2023.MacInnes denies making the complaint and says her reputation has been damaged by suggestions she retracted it for a lead role and a record deal.The court heard the claims were referenced in smear websites created by a crisis PR team that described Ms Ghost as an “Indian Ghislaine Maxwell” and a sex trafficker.Giving evidence in the Federal Court on Tuesday, Wilson denied authoring or ordering the creation of the malicious websites.She said her US lawyer hired The Agency Group to assist her with a legal dispute with her co-producers, repeatedly insisting the firm had not been commissioned to work for her.The firm is also accused of creating smear websites against Hollywood actor Blake Lively on behalf of her co-star Justin Baldoni.Wilson rejected suggestions from MacInnes’ barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC that she was lying and pretending to misunderstand questions.“You know you’ve lied about this topic for a year haven’t you?” Chrysanthou asked.“No,” Wilson responded.The Bridesmaids star said anyone could have created the word document from which the content of the smear websites appeared to have been sourced.The metadata records the author as Wilson’s company, but the actor denied any knowledge of the document and suggested anyone could have used the name.Wilson said she didn’t…