Rebel Wilson

Big mistake,” a Sydney Morning Herald columnist had groused about the decision to give the actress a heads-up. “Wilson opted to gazump the story.”

Hornery inserted into his explanation the text of the email he said he had sent to Wilson’s representatives on Thursday morning. “I had made no decision about whether or what to publish, and the Herald’s decision about what to do would have been informed by any response Wilson supplied. Wilson made the decision to publicly disclose her new partner—who had been a feature of her social media accounts for months.” “To say that the Herald ‘outed’ Wilson is wrong.” On Saturday, the Herald published a column by social scene writer Andrew Hornery, revealing the paper had been intent on reporting the news of Wilson’s relationship. Wilson made her romance with fashion and jewelry designer Ramona Agruma Instagram official on Thursday, writing, “I thought I was searching for a Disney prince…

The Sydney Morning Herald has denied criticism that the publication pressured Rebel Wilson to come out as LGBTQ+.

“Wilson made the decision to publicly disclose her new partner – who had been a feature of her social media accounts for months. “Like other mastheads do every day, we simply asked the questions and as standard practice included a deadline for a response.” We would have asked the same questions had Wilson’s new partner been a man,” Shields wrote.

SMH columnist admits mistakes after complaining about being gazumped on story about Wilson's new girlfriend Ramona Agruma.

Shields wrote that the paper would have asked the same question had Wilson’s new partner been a man. For any mental health support, call BeyondBlue on 1300 224 636 or chat to someone on the website “My deadline is Friday, 1pm Sydney time.” “They are personal decisions,” she said. The Hollywood star revealed on Friday she was in a relationship with US fashion designer Agruma, which prompted an outpouring of well wishes. Saturday’s column has been removed and replaced with the new one.

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Rebel Wilson revealed in an Instagram post earlier this week that she is dating Ramona Agruma.

And that was a really good way to get to know each other," she said. "It was a bit old-school in that sense — very romantic." "She seems so happy."

An Australian newspaper columnist has apologized for a story that appeared to accuse actor Rebel Wilson of spoiling his attempts to out her as gay.

"In trying to tell the story within the story, which is what Private Sydney does, the tone of my column on Saturday was also off. "To say that the Herald 'outed' Wilson is wrong," he wrote. "The last thing I would ever want to do is inflict that pain on someone else." But I see she has handled it all with extraordinary grace." She was awarded a record-breaking $3.6 million defamation payout, though the figure was later reduced on appeal. In a new column published Monday, Sydney Morning Herald journalist Andrew Hornery says he did not seek to "out" the star, but understands why his email giving a deadline for comment on Wilson's new partner "could have been seen as a threat."

Actor Rebel Wilson said an Australian newspaper had put her in a "very hard situation" after fans accused the publication of pressuring her to reveal her ...

According to the newspaper, its gossip columnist had put questions to Wilson about her relationship "with an abundance of caution and respect". The 'Pitch Perfect' actor had posted a selfie with her "Disney Princess" partner to Instagram on Friday, a day before the Sydney Morning Herald reported it had known about the relationship and given Wilson two days to comment. In her first comments on the controversy, Wilson responded on Sunday to a Twitter user who accused the Herald of giving two days' notice that they were going to out the actor.

The actress revealed her relationship with actress Ramona Agruma over the weekend amid a backlash against a column from the Sydney Morning Herald.

So it feels different to be in a really healthy relationship." "I think going through the process of finding more self-worth, I think that what you want in a partner is elevated and so it's great to have someone who feels like an equal partner and be in a healthy relationship," she added. "I genuinely regret that Rebel has found this hard," he wrote. The last thing I would ever want to do is inflict that pain on someone else." What's worse, openly gay men at the Sydney Morning Herald were involved in this." The tweet came in response to one from Kate Doak, a Syndey-based journalist who wrote: "So apparently it wasn't @RebelWilson's choice to come out...

Sydney Morning Herald columnist Andrew Hornery apologized Monday after saying that Rebel Wilson preempted his story with an Instagram post.

He noted that the writer often chronicles his interactions with celebrities, adding that the column “was not a standard news story.” But by Monday, the paper had replaced Hornery’s original column with a new one, in which the writer backtracked his Saturday piece and apologized for its insensitive tone. He noted that the writer often chronicles his interactions with celebrities, adding that the column “was not a standard news story.”on Sunday, defending Hornery’s column.

The Sydney Morning Herald faced criticism over reporting on actress Rebel Wilson and news of her new relationship; it has removed the column.

He continued, “It is not the Herald’s business to ‘out’ people and that is not what we set out to do. In a “Private Sydney” column posted on Saturday (and since removed), the SMH‘s Andrew Hornery wrote, “It was with an abundance of caution and respect that this media outlet emailed Rebel Wilson’s representatives on Thursday morning, giving her two days to comment on her new relationship with LA leisure wear designer Ramona Agruma, before publishing a single word.” Sydney Morning Herald Editor Bevan Shields defended the paper’s actions, writing on Sunday, “Like other mastheads do every day, we simply asked questions and as standard practice included a deadline for a response.

Email sent to all reporters states 'our newsroom has become the story' but editor Bevan Shields insists 'we are a great masthead'

He apologised for mistakes that had been made and said he had asked for Hornery’s column to be taken down. “This is a key point,” Shields said. I have obviously seen the anonymous note sent this afternoon.” “Here we are again – our newsroom has become the story,” the email sent on Monday afternoon stated. “One doesn’t have to search far to find the common denominator in those editorial decisions.” “Many of us would be familiar with colleagues being instructed to delete social media posts.

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“It is not the Herald’s business to ‘out’ people and that is not what we set out to do,” the journalist added. The last thing I would ever want to do is inflict that pain on someone else.” “I genuinely regret that Rebel has found this hard.

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“It is not the Herald’s business to ‘out’ people and that is not what we set out to do. At the time, the actor did not share any details about the identity of her partner, nor did she respond to Page Six’s request for comment on the matter. Not only that, but the duo also took to the red carpet at Vanity Fair Oscars’ After Party together back in March. He also brought up Rebel’s successful defamation lawsuit against Women’s Day, who wrongfully branded the actor as a liar. Quite astonishing.” Rebel Wilson Broke Her Silence After A Newspaper Was Accused Of Attempting To “Out” Her And Told Fans She’s “Trying To Handle It With Grace”

Rebel Wilson said being forced to come out with Ramona Agruma was "very hard" after the Sydney Morning Herald's piece stating she ruined its scoop.

“Like other mastheads do every day, we simply asked questions and as standard practice included a deadline for a response,” Shields continued. “Our weekly Private Sydney celebrity column last week asked Wilson if she wished to comment about her new partner. “I had made no decision about whether or what to publish, and the Herald’s decision about what to do would have been informed by any response Wilson supplied.”

June 9: Wilson posted on social media that she's dating clothing designer Ramona Agruma. She captioned it: “I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince…but ...

And the accusations that the paper tried to 'out' her are "wrong." That same day, Wilson responded to a tweetabout the situation. Because if and when someone wants to come out should be entirely up to them. Wilson isn’t the first celebrity to deal with this issue. Especially sports journalist Ines Braga Sampaio, who tweeted, “June is a good time to remember that we, the media, have to do better when handling news about the LGBTQ+ community.” It's been a rollercoaster of a situation — and Wilson has said it's been " very hard." He also said Wilson has handled the situation "with extraordinary grace." And accused her of trying to "gazump" (aka beat him to the punch on) a story he was writing about her new relationship. Saying that it "would have asked the same questions had Wilson’s new partner been a man." Enter: the Sydney Morning Herald. Aka the newspaper that's been accused of trying to out her and pushing her to reveal information she might not have been ready to share with the world. The last thing I would ever want to do is inflict that pain on someone else." That's because he previously reached out to Wilson's reps asking for a comment on her then-still-private relationship. In the days since, it's been revealed that Wilson didn't come out on her own terms.

Andrew Hornery, gossip columnist for Sydney Morning Herald, says he regrets how he handled the story.

But we need to make it clear that a deadline is not an ultimatum.” It is not the Herald’s business to ‘out’ people and that is not what we set out to do. In particular, he said he regrets setting a deadline for Wilson to comment – and insists no decision had been made by the Herald’s editors on whether to run any story.

Andrew Hornery, a columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald, drew criticism for appearing to have attempted to "out" the actor. Image: Rebel Wilson.

"It is not the Herald’s business to “out” people and that is not what we set out to do. That was not fair and I apologise." "I got it wrong. "But we mishandled steps in our approach." "In trying to tell the story within the story ... the tone of my column on Saturday was also off," he wrote. "My email was never intended to be a threat but to make it clear I was sufficiently confident with my information and to open a conversation," Hornery wrote.