Rebel Wilson is suing magazine publisher Bauer Media for defamation over a series of articles which accused her of lying about her age and background to get ahead in Hollywood.
The Australian actress, who has starred in Bridesmaids and Pitch Perfect, claimed articles in Woman's Day, The Australian Women's Weekly, NW and OK! made her out to be a serial liar.
According to a writ filed in the Victorian Supreme Court on Monday, Wilson says she has been 'humiliated and embarrassed' and 'gravely injured in her feelings, credit and reputation'.
She claimed her reputation has been damaged and is suing for special damages, claiming she missed out on roles and others were terminated because of the articles.
A Women's Weekly article also questioned whether Rebel was telling the truth about where she was brought up.
Wilson claimed the articles were timed to coincide with the release of Pitch Perfect 2, to attract maximum attention nationally and overseas.
In the writ, she claimed she was not contacted before publication of the articles.
She is seeking damages, permanent injunctions stopping Bauer Media from publishing the articles involved, interest and costs.
Bauer Media Pty Ltd and Bauer Media Australia Pty Ltd are named as defendants in the writ.
She initially took to social media to respond to the claims that she lied about her name and age.
'OMG I'm actually a 100 year old mermaid formerly known as 'CC Chalice' ....thanks shady Australian press for your tall poppy syndrome' she Tweeted.
'Okay but all jokes aside now...my real name is Fat Patricia x'
In February this year she also opened up about the saga and insisted that she 'doesn't have skeletons in her closet'.
'If I was guilty of something which, I mean, I don't really have any skeletons in my closet — which is why it's quite hard for people to write bad stuff about me,' she told Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery.
'You know, I don't have a drug addiction, or secret child. But I think, when I did go to America, I kind of just stopped saying my age.'
Rebel, originally from Sydney, continues: 'It's Hollywood, come on, people.
'The reality is, when you work in America, you have to show your passport and your visa for every single job, so it's not like you can hide how old you are.'
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