New court filings in Rebel Wilson's legal war over The Deb include a text exchange in which crisis publicist Melissa Nathan quoted $110,000 for what she called an “untraceable site.”
The messages were filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on August 25 as part of producer Amanda Ghost's continuing lawsuit against Wilson and others. PEOPLE reported that the exchange was produced in discovery and authenticated by Nathan during a deposition.
That does not establish that Wilson commissioned a website, paid $110,000 or participated in an unlawful campaign. It establishes that messages now before the court contain the quote and that Wilson was questioned about them under oath.
What the messages allegedly show
According to the filing obtained by PEOPLE, Nathan asked Wilson in August 2024 whether she used Signal and then described a package involving a satellite, “ghost” hosting, a full site build and an algorithmic push across platforms for three months.
Wilson allegedly responded by asking whether the total was $110. Nathan clarified that she meant $110,000.
During a deposition last month, Wilson testified that she did not recall sending or receiving the messages. When asked whether it was possible that she had, she answered that it was possible. She also said she was unsure what “untraceable site” meant.
Wilson separately testified that she never paid for a website. The newly filed material does not show that the quoted amount was paid.
The lawyers sharply disagree
Ghost is seeking invoices and payment records from Nathan and The Agency Group PR to determine whether Wilson paid the quoted amount and, if so, where the money went. Nathan and the company have agreed to search for and produce nonprivileged records, according to the filing.
Wilson's attorney, Allyson Thompson, called the motion one-sided and incomplete. She said active litigation and California ethics rules limited what the defense could say publicly, and noted that Wilson had already prevailed in one of three related proceedings.
Ghost's attorney, Camille Vasquez, argues that the evidence contradicts Wilson's earlier denials of involvement in websites that Ghost alleges were created to damage her reputation. That remains an advocate's contention, not a court finding.
The latest turn in a sprawling dispute
The fight grew from Wilson's dispute with producers of her directorial debut, The Deb. Related proceedings in the United States and Australia have produced competing allegations, leaked audio, deposition testimony and multiple cases involving different parties.
Earlier court material included alleged discussions among public-relations professionals about publishing damaging claims targeting Ghost. Wilson has denied commissioning defamatory sites and has said the producers retaliated against her after she raised misconduct and financial concerns. The producers have denied wrongdoing.
The fresh development is precise: a California filing now places the $110,000 text exchange into the public court record. The judge has not ruled that Wilson ordered a smear campaign, and a quote is not proof of a purchase. In celebrity litigation, the loudest screenshot is rarely the final page of the story.
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