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The Sydney Morning Herald is responding to allegations that they were going to out Rebel Wilson.

The actress announced earlier this year that she was in a relationship with a woman in an Instagram post shared with her 11 million followers.Alongside a picture of the couple, Rebel wrote: “I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince… but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess #loveislove.”Following her life update, the Australian newspaper, the Sydney Morning Herald, wrote in an article that they had known about Rebel’s relationship two days before she announced it to the world.The story added that they contacted the actress’ representatives before she went public and told her she had two days to comment before they published.The comments sparked a backlash from Rebel’s fans and LGBTQ+ campaigners on social media.Journalist Kate Doak shared the article and wrote: “So apparently it wasn't @RebelWilson's choice to come out.“The [Sunday Morning Herald] has admitted to giving her a heads up two days in advance that they were going to ‘out’ her.

Pitch Perfect star confirmed publicly last week that she was in a relationship with fashion designer Ramona Agruma, subsequently receiving an outpouring of support and well wishes.However, The Sydney Morning Herald has come under fire after columnist Andrew Hornery said a day later that he had known about the relationship beforehand and had been “gazumped” by Wilson’s decision to go public herself, saying he had contacted Wilson and given her nearly two days to reply.Many criticised the response, noting it was unacceptable to put pressure on people to come out, though the paper’s editor Bevan Shields denied outing the star, saying they had “simply asked questions”.Absolute kicker is @smh legitimately scolding Rebel Wilson bc when faced with a newspaper saying they are going to out her without her consent & she has two days to supply a quote, she quickly came out first.As if @smh owns HER story, is entitled to break it & she scooped THEM!— Sally Rugg (@sallyrugg) June 12, 2022Bold move to run an editor’s note claiming that the paper wasn’t trying to out Rebel Wilson after the columnist in question has already written not one but two columns describing in intricate detail his attempts to out Rebel Wilson— Sarah Holland-Batt (@the_shb) June 12, 2022I’ve just read this @smh piece 3 times to make sure that I wasn’t misreading. The publication messaged Rebel Wilson saying they would out her in 2 days – and is now complaining that she chose to announce her relationship with a woman herself.

he wrote, but he could now see why it was seen as one. Monday’s apology column followed a public backlash to the SMH over its approach to the story. The head of LGBTIQ+ Health Australia said Wilson was put in “an appalling situation” when the Herald contacted her about her new relationship.

Rebel Wilson spoke out after an Australian newspaper admitted they threatened to expose her new relationship before she planned on coming out to the public.