"A lot of distress": Rebel Wilson discusses being "outed" by media outlet
Rebel Wilson has opened up about her "pain" and distress" over being outed by a Sydney Morning Herald reporter.
The publication was condemned by the Australian Press Council for “outing” her relationship with girlfriend Ramona Agruma, prompting Rebel to break her silence on the ordeal.
The actress slammed the “grubby” behaviour of the journalist in question, sharing the “pain” of having to announce her new relationship prematurely.
The 42-year-old announced her relationship with the American fashion designer Agruma in June, one month after publicly revealing she was “happily in a relationship”.
After making the announcement, Sydney Morning Herald gossip columnist Andrew Hornery called out the actress who “opted to gazump the story”.
Horney claimed he contacted the actress and gave her two days to comment before he would out her and publish a story on her same-sex relationship.
The Sydney Morning Herald have since removed the article, calling it a "big mistake" to publish the article.
Wilson stayed silent until the Australian Press Council condemned the publication, stating that the article was “likely to cause substantial offence and distress”.
“Just seeing the news that the Australian Press Council has condemned the Sydney Morning Herald and their journalists for their recent grubby behaviour in trying to out my same-sex relationship,” Wilson began in an Instagram post.
“And while I didn’t personally ask for any action to be taken I am glad that this has been officially recorded and recognised.”
“Their actions did cause Ramona and I a lot of distress and while we’ve remained classy, there are still pains from having to rush this news publicly which we are dealing with,” she continued.
“We move on, focusing on all the absolutely amazing new things in our life though! Sending love to everyone 💗 #loveislove,” her post ended.
The ruling from the Australian Press Council deemed that the publication had breached the council’s principles.
“The tenor of the publication’s communications with Ms Wilson concerning a deeply personal matter, and the associated commentary on a matter which had no apparent connection to her public activities, intruded on her reasonable expectations of privacy,” a statement said, published on the Herald’s website.
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