- Rebel Wilson opposes a motion to quash a summons aimed at Unigram Media Ltd. in her countersuit.
- Producers Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron and Vince Holden argue Unigram has no California ties.
- Wilson’s lawyers say the producers consented to California jurisdiction and Unigram conducted work in California.
- The dispute ties into Wilson’s countersuit alleging theft, bullying and sexual misconduct on The Deb.
H2: What’s at issue
Rebel Wilson and three producers behind her 2024 film The Deb are locked in a jurisdictional fight over whether a Los Angeles court can hear claims against Unigram Media Ltd., a company in which two producers are minority owners.
The producers—Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron and Vince Holden—sued Wilson in Los Angeles Superior Court in July 2024, alleging defamation after Wilson posted accusations to her roughly 11 million Instagram followers that the film’s producers engaged in theft, bullying and sexual misconduct.
Wilson filed a countersuit accusing the producers of a “troubling pattern” of misconduct and alleging they inflated the film’s budget and split the excess funds.
H3: Motion to quash and Wilson’s response
The producers moved to quash service of a summons on Unigram, arguing the British company has no meaningful contacts with California and should be dropped as a defendant. Lead plaintiffs’ counsel, Camille M. Vasquez, argued there is “no reasonable nexus between Unigram and California.”
Wilson’s attorneys countered that the motion should fail. They say Unigram and its agents performed extensive work in California both before and after production, and that Ghost and Cameron’s decision to sue in Los Angeles means the companies they acted for consented to jurisdiction as well.
“Where Ghost, Cameron, and Holden go and have consented to personal jurisdiction over them, so go the companies on whose behalf they were acting,” Wilson’s lawyers wrote in court papers.
H4: Discovery and the stakes
Wilson’s team says the producers’ motion to quash interferes with her ability to conduct discovery in her countersuit. Wilson’s pleadings argue she must be allowed to obtain evidence and present claims that Ghost acted improperly on set and that the producers misappropriated budget funds.
The courts will weigh whether Unigram’s ties to California are sufficient to allow the state court to proceed. If the judge grants the motion to quash, Wilson could lose a party from her countersuit and face limits on discovery.
H5: Background and procedural posture
In November 2024, a judge denied Wilson’s prior motion to dismiss the producers’ underlying case; that ruling is under appeal. Wilson has also invoked California’s anti‑SLAPP statute, which protects speech on public issues, in defending against the defamation claims.
The dispute centers on whether the dispute belongs in California or should be litigated elsewhere — likely Australia, where The Deb was filmed and where some of the alleged conduct occurred. Wilson’s lawyers note that the producers originally chose to file in Los Angeles and say they should be bound by that choice.
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The court will decide the motion to quash and related jurisdictional challenges in the coming weeks. For now, both sides continue to press competing versions of events and fight over where the case should move forward.
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