Shouldn’t we all be past this part by now? There’s a new report that says an Australian paper has been forced to apologize after trying to out Rebel Wilson. Australian newspaper the Sydney Morning Herald took down an article on Monday after it set off a storm of accusations on social media that the publication had pressured actress Rebel Wilson to reveal she was dating a woman. Here’s what you need to know.
Gossip columnist Andrew Hornery admitted the paper had “mishandled steps in our approach” when trying to break the news that Wilson, who had previously only publicly dated men, was in a relationship with fashion designer Ramona Agruma. The Pitch Perfect actress first announced her relationship on Friday via Instagram, posting a selfie with Agruma and calling her a “Disney Princess.”
Australian Newspaper Apologizes For Trying To Out Rebel Wilson
Hornery’s column, published the next day, revealed that the Heraldhad known about the relationship before Wilson’s Instagram post and had on Thursday given the actress two days to comment. “Big mistake. Wilson opted to gazump the story, posting about her new ‘Disney Princess’ on Instagram early Friday morning,” Hornery wrote in his Saturday column.
The article sparked outrage on social media, with many LGBTQIA+ activists and others accusing the newspaper of forcing Wilson to out herself. The Herald initially denied pressuring Wilson, with its editor Bevan Shields arguing it had “simply asked questions.”
“We would have asked the same questions had Wilson’s new partner been a man,” Shields wrote.
In her first comments on the controversy, Wilson responded on Sunday to a journalist on Twitter who criticized the Herald’s approach. “It was a very hard situation but trying to handle it with grace,” Wilson tweeted.
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