- Rebel Wilson came out on Instagram about her relationship with Ramona Agruma.
- An Australian tabloid was following her and was going to publish an exclusive story.
- The Sydney Morning Herald has been criticized for publishing the story without her permission.
Rebel Wilson is speaking up on why she had to divulge her private relationship with girlfriend Ramona Agruma in an Instagram post after the actress came out and declared her relationship with Ramona Agruma in a post on Instagram. She claimed she was forced to come out because an Australian tabloid was following her and was going to publish an exclusive story about her love partner.
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The Sydney Morning Herald has received a lot of outrage on Twitter for trying to out Wilson without her permission. “Thanks for your comments, it was a very difficult situation but trying to handle it with grace,” Rebel tweeted in response to the barrage of criticism directed at the outlet. When she came out on June 10, the Senior Year actress declared “love is love” and uploaded a photo of herself and her “Disney princess” together. “Thought I was searching for a Disney Prince… but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess,” Rebel wrote in her caption.
The Sydney Morning Herald’s Andrew Hornery wrote an op-ed a few days late accusing Wilson of ruining their scoop after she revealed that they did give Rebel and her team two days to comment before publishing the exclusive.
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According to Page Six, Hornery wrote, “Wilson opted to gazump the story, posting about her new ‘Disney Princess.'” When the op-ed and publishing were attacked by the public, the editor issued a statement defending their actions as regular procedure and claiming that they meant no harm. Finally, the editor stated that they wish the couple “well” and have no animosity toward them.
