Australian publication Sydney Morning Herald admitted they gave ‘two days’ to comment on her new relationship with girlfriend Ramona Agruma, before they took it into their own hands.
The Pitch Perfect actress, 42, announced via social media that on Thursday.
Sharing an adorable selfie of the pair cosying up, with beaming smiles on their faces, Wilson wrote: ‘I thought I was searching for a Prince… but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess ??? #loveislove.’
In a , private Sydney columnist Andrew Hornery wrote: ‘It was 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 another woman, LA leisure wear designer Ramona Agruma, before publishing a single word.
‘Big mistake. Wilson opted to gazump the story, posting about her new “Disney Princess” on Instagram early Friday morning, the same platform she had previously used to brag about her handsome ex-boyfriend, wealthy American beer baron Jacob Busch.’
The admission sparked an intense backlash online, with people slamming the publication for threatening to ‘out’ the comedian.
One person tweeted: ‘When I saw “the Sydney Morning Herald threatened to out Rebel Wilson and then complained that she scooped them” I thought someone had L***ed an email or something.
‘It never occurred to me that they would publish this narrative of the events in print and expect it go to well.’
‘”Abundance of caution and respect” but basically the Sydney Morning Herald told Rebel Wilson we’ll out you in 2 days if you don’t give us a statement…and then publishes this because she came out herself. I am shocked but not surprised…,’ another added.
Wilson’s last relationship was with Jacob Busch, whose family founded the brewing company Anheuser-Busch.
The pair went Instagram-official in November 2020, but confirmed the following February that they had split.
Just last November, the Isn’t It Romantic star revealed she was putting dating on the back burner after seeing a few people over summer and ‘having a really nice time.’
She confessed that she was single and ‘looking for the right person’ and, well, it looks like she’s found her!
Metro.co.uk has reached out to Rebel Wilson’s reps for comment.
