Rebel Wilson responds to almost being outed by an Australian newspaper
Rebel Wilson has responded to almost being outed by an Australian newspaper. On 9 June, the Pitch Perfect star made headlines when she confirmed her romance with Lemon Ve Limon founder Ramona Agruma. “I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince… but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess,” she wrote on Instagram.
But two days after her landmark post, it was revealed that the Bridesmaids actress was seemingly forced to come out by an Australian newspaper.
On 11 June, The Sydney Morning Herald published a now-deleted opinion piece from columnist Andrew Hornery. In the article, he revealed that the newspaper had planned to run a story on Wilson’s relationship with Agruma before she could address the relationship on her own terms. “In a perfect world, ‘outing’ same-sex celebrity relationships should be a redundant concept in 2022.
Love is love, right? As Rebel Wilson knows, we do not live in a perfect world,” he wrote. Hornery also said that warning Wilson of the story was a “big mistake” and that her coming-out post “gazumped the story.” Shortly after the article went live, Hornery and The Sydney Morning Herald received immense backlash from social media users – with some calling the article “disgusting.” On 12 June, Wilson ended up addressing the eye-opening situation via Twitter. “Thanks for your comments, it was a very hard situation but trying to handle it with grace,” the Senior Year star wrote.
