Rebel Wilson Confirms Aussie Newspaper Threatened to Out Her

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Rebel Wilson confirms Aussie newspaper threatened to out her: “Trying to handle it with grace”

Rebel Wilson’s decision to announce her relationship with a woman was not entirely her choice, the Australian actress confirmed on Sunday.on Thursday, writing, “I thought I was searching for a Disney prince… but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess,” and hashtagging it “#loveislove.”’s Oscar afterparty together and Agruma had become something of a regular fixture on Wilson’s Instagram page in recent months, but the star had never commented on their relationship.

published a column by social scene writer Andrew Hornery, revealing the paper had been intent on reporting the news of Wilson’s relationship. Framing it as a “discreet, genuine and honest” journalistic endeavor, Hornery wrote that it was out of a purported “abundance of caution and respect” that the“Big mistake,” the columnist wrote. “Wilson opted to gazump the story.”’s account, saying on Twitter that “it was a hard situation” but that she was “trying to handle it with grace.

Activists and allies have frequently pointed out that it inappropriate to pressure anyone to comment on their sexuality, saying it should be a person’s choice as to when and how they come out as anything other than heterosexual.who wrote in his column that “[o]f course, who anyone dates is their business,” only to hand-wave that sentiment away by accusing Wilson of “happily [having] fed such prurient interest when she had a hunky boyfriend on her arm.

“It is unlikely she would have experienced the sort of discrimination let alone homophobia—subconscious or overt—that sadly still affects so many gay, lesbian and non-hetero people,” he argued later in the piece.has since doubled down, with editor Bevan Shields publishing yet another column in defense of the paper’s actions on Sunday. “We would have asked the same questions had Wilson’s new partner been a man,” he wrote.

Wilson had previously spoken about her new relationship—without identifying Agruma or disclosing details on her own sexuality—toin May. Telling the magazine she was set up with someone new after swearing off dating apps, Wilson said, “We spoke on the phone for weeks before meeting. And that was a really good way to get to know each other. It was a bit old-school in that sense—very romantic.”

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