Rebel Wilson Responds After Australian Newspaper Admits To Planning To ‘Out’ Her

Wilson was nearly outed and went public instead, leading her Pitch Perfect co-star Skylar Astin to send well wishes and share his thoughts on the situation. Rebel Wilson came out in a post on Instagram, officially declaring Ramona Agruma as her girlfriend. But as more information has come out since then, it was revealed that this only occurred because a news publication was going to run the story.

Duncan James has said that Rebel Wilson has to "come to terms" with her sexuality and blasted the Australian newspaper that allegedly threaten to out her.The 42 year old delighted fans last week when she announced that she was dating fashion and jewellery designer Ramona Agruma, stating that she had found her "Disney princess". But it soon appeared that the Pitch Perfect actress had apparently been "forced" to come out by Australian newspaper the Sydney Morning Herald after they had discovered Rebel was in a same-sex relationship.

Rebel Wilson was unjustly pressured to announce her relationship to Ramona Agruma by an Australian journalist, Whoopi Goldberg released a powerful statement in defense of the actress.MORE: Whoopi Goldberg's difficult childhood that influenced her recent project - exclusiveThe host spoke directly into the camera as she recorded the latest episode of The View, expressing her anger over the reporter's tactics and his subsequent apology.Rebel first made her relationship public on Instagram with a sweet selfie with her girlfriend, stating that she found her Disney Princess.WATCH: Rebel and girlfriend Ramona show off their dresses before Vanity Fair partyMORE: Whoopi Goldberg's backstage photo on The View gets fans talking for surprising reasonShortly after, it was revealed that the post was in fact her taking news about her personal life into her own hands, after a journalist asked her to comment on her relationship, not only giving her a deadline to go public, but insisting that he would if she didn't.Celebrities and fans alike have rallied around the comedian in support, and Whoopi took a moment during The View to comment.She revealed her dissatisfaction with the reporter's apology, who said it was never his intention to out her, stating: "Well, you know that's not true. If it wasn't your intention [to out Rebel Wilson], you wouldn't have done it."A post shared by The View (@theviewabc)Whoopi's powerful statement After receiving a round of applause from the audience, she continued: "If you didn't want to do it, you shouldn't have done it.

Rebel Wilson is owed an apology. This is… not quite it…

Rebel Wilson has received an apology from the Sydney Morning Herald reporter who wrote an article about trying to write an exclusive story about her new relationship.

The Sydney Morning Herald writer Andrew Hornery is taking responsibility for his recent mishandling of an article.

Rebel Wilson has received an apology from an Australian newspaper columnist after 'outing' complaints.The Bridesmaid actress, 42, recently confirmed her relationship with girlfriend Ramona Agruma on Instagram.Following Rebel's post, Sydney Morning Herald journalist Andrew Hornery published a follow-up article in which he said the newspaper had tried to reach out to Rebel about her new relationship.Hornery went on to complain that the Pitch Perfect star had "ignored" a request for comment about her relationship and 'gazumped' the publication by breaking the news to Instagram.Following a swift public backlash and condemnation from Stonewall, Hornery has since apologised.

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.

Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald over the weekend faced criticism for its reporting on the revelation of actress Rebel Wilson’s new romantic relationship. Although the paper’s editor initially defended the outlet’s actions, the offending column has since been removed and its writer has apologized.

Rebel Wilson has spoken out after claims a newspaper tried to "out" her before she went public with her relationship with Ramona Agruma.The 42 year old Australian actress took to her Instagram feed earlier this month to post a sweet snap with California-based Ramona before telling her 11.1million followers: "I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince… but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess #loveislove," with two pink heart emojis and a rainbow emoji. However, shortly after she announced her romance, a reporter from The Sydney Morning Herald, Andrew Hornery, published a story claiming she had "gazumped" the scoop from him.

ITV icon Lorraine Kelly has given her thoughts on the publication which threatened to "out" Rebel Wilson's sexuality before she had gone public with the news herself.Lorraine was joined by Ross King who regularly reports on the show from Los Angeles for the showbiz news segment.He clarified the situation and Lorraine made a disapproving noise as he explained: "She said: 'It was a very hard situation, but I'm trying to handle it with grace'."Lorraine then gave her thoughts: "She is. That shouldn't be happening in this day and age, people getting outed, people can just do their own thing and it's fine.

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.

Rebel Wilson introduced her girlfriend to the world on Instagram this week in what was perceived as a celebration of Pride Month, however, the actress now shares, «It was a very hard situation.» Journalist Andrew Hornery wrote an opinion piece for  where he revealed the  star was given a short, two-day deadline to come out to the world before the publication would report on it. Fellow journalist Kate Doak took to Twitter to share to piece, writing, «So apparently it wasn't @RebelWilson's choice to come out… The @smh/@theage have admitted to giving her a heads up 2 days in advance that they were going to „out“ her.

Following Rebel Wilson’s coming out announcement, it appears the actress’ personal revelation may have been persuaded by an Australian newspaper.

Coming out on her own terms. Rebel Wilson confirmed that she was pushed into announcing her relationship with girlfriend Ramona Agruma before she planned to take the relationship public.

she is in a relationship with a woman earlier this week after finding her ‘Disney princess’ and shared a selfie with her new partner on Instagram.However, since then the Sydney Morning Herald admitted they gave Rebel ‘two days’ to comment on her new relationship with girlfriend Ramona Agruma before they would take it into their own hands.Before the publication could ‘out’ Rebel, she shared an adorable selfie of herself cosying up to her partner Ramona, with beaming smiles on their faces.She captioned the photo: ‘I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince… but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess

Rebel Wilson ‘two days’ to comment on her new relationship with girlfriend Ramona Agruma, before they took it into their own hands.The Pitch Perfect actress, 42, announced via social media that she’s dating fashion designer Ramona on Thursday.Sharing an adorable selfie of the pair cosying up, with beaming smiles on their faces, Wilson wrote: ‘I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince… but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess

Following Rebel Wilson’s coming out announcement, it appears the actress’ personal revelation may have been persuaded by an Australian newspaper.

You’ve probably already read that Rebel Wilson has come out and confirmed that she’s in a relationship with a woman, but we’ve sadly just learned she didn’t get to do it on her own terms.

Gallery: She said 'I do' EIGHT TIMES! The stars who just can't stop getting married. . . (BANG Showbiz)Although fashion designer and businesswoman Ramona and Rebel have been dating for six months, and even attended the Vanity Fair Oscars party together in March, they only recently went public about their romance.

Rebel Wilson's friends have shared details of her new romance, revealing that it is "very serious" and they have been together almost six months.MORE: Rebel Wilson opens up about horrifying #MeToo experience with actorThe Australian actress introduced her fans to new girlfriend Ramona Agruma, the founder of a sustainable clothing brand, on 9 June during Pride month. "I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince… but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess #loveislove," she captioned the picture.WATCH: Rebel Wilson and girlfriend Ramona show off their dresses before Vanity Fair partyNow, her close friends have broken their silence, and revealed that they're "super happy" together."It's a very serious relationship and they're super happy together," the "insider told People. "It's been very cool for Rebel's friends to see her secure with someone."MORE: Rebel Wilson is considering surrogacy and 'going for motherhood by myself'MORE: Prince Harry is all smiles as he hangs out with Rebel WilsonThe two met in January 2022 and attended the Super Bowl together, as well as Oscars parties and dinners.