Rebel Wilson’s texts reveal alleged $110,000 plan to create ‘untraceable site’
Rebel Wilson is facing renewed scrutiny in her legal battle with film producer Amanda Ghost after newly filed court documents revealed text messages about a proposed $110,000 “untraceable site” targeting Ghost.
The messages, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Aug. 25, were exchanged between Wilson and crisis publicist Melissa Nathan in Aug. 2024, according to court documents reported by PEOPLE. Nathan confirmed the messages were authentic during a deposition.
In one exchange, Nathan asked Wilson if she was on Signal before offering a $110,000 package to create and maintain a website designed to be difficult to trace, along with a three-month campaign to promote its content across online platforms.
Wilson appeared to question the quoted amount, allegedly responding, “Wait - do you mean only $110 in total?”
“110,000. Sorry! huge difference,” Nathan replied.
The messages have become a point of contention in Ghost’s lawsuit against Wilson and others, in which the producer alleges that websites containing damaging claims about her were created and circulated as part of a campaign to harm her reputation.
Wilson, however, has denied involvement in the alleged smear campaign. During a deposition, she said she did not know what an “untraceable site” referred to.
“I’m not sure of what an untraceable site means,” Wilson testified.
When asked whether she remembered sending or receiving the messages, she said, “I don’t recall sending or receiving these texts. I may have.”
Wilson later acknowledged that it was “possible” she had sent or received them.
The newly filed documents do not establish that Wilson actually paid the $110,000. Ghost is seeking invoices and payment records from Nathan and her public relations company, The Agency Group PR, to determine whether the quoted amount was ultimately paid and to whom.
Wilson's attorney, Allyson Thompson, pushed back against the filing, describing it as incomplete because the case remains ongoing.
“Today's motion filed by Amanda Ghost is, by its very nature, one-sided and thus incomplete,” Thompson said in a statement shared with PEOPLE. She added that Wilson looks forward to presenting her side at trial.
The documents also include correspondence that Ghost's legal team says connects Wilson's representatives to websites that appeared online in Aug. 2024. One draft reportedly contained allegations portraying Ghost as the new "Heidi Fleiss" and alleged that “she’s actually getting hookers for Blavatnik,” according to the transcript.
In a separate voice recording cited in the court filings, digital strategist Jed Wallace allegedly discussed a strategy to target Ghost online.
“So basically what we need to do is, we need to create a path where we expose Amanda Ghost,” Wallace said, according to a transcript reviewed by PEOPLE.
Ghost's legal team has argued that the evidence contradicts Wilson's previous denials. Her attorney Camille Vasquez said the newly submitted materials support the claim that Wilson was more deeply involved in the alleged campaign than previously acknowledged.
The dispute stems from the production of The Deb, Wilson's directorial debut, which starred Charlotte MacInnes and was produced by Ghost. Wilson and Ghost became embroiled in a legal dispute surrounding the film, with Wilson previously accusing Ghost of misconduct and other wrongdoing.
Ghost has maintained that the alleged websites were designed to damage her reputation and career amid their dispute over the film. She has described the alleged campaign as an effort to destroy her professional reputation.
Rebel Wilson is an Australian actress, comedian, writer, producer, and director best known for her roles in Bridesmaids and the Pitch Perfect films, where she played Fat Amy. She later starred in films including Isn't It Romantic, The Hustle, and Jojo Rabbit.
Wilson's case against Ghost is scheduled to go to trial in Los Angeles in January 2027.
