Rebel Wilson introduced her girlfriend a few weeks ago. Image Source: People
Rebel Wilson opens up about coming out.
Just a few days ago, Rebel Wilson introduced her girlfriend, Ramona Agruma, to the world, and now the actress has commented about the entire situation of her coming out.
Rebel Wilson shared that it was a very hard situation for her because, according to the reports, journalist Andrew Hornery wrote an opinion piece for The Sydney Morning Herald on Rebel Wilson after hearing about her relationship, which was published two days later after she went public with her girlfriend. It was revealed that the publication gave Rebel Wilson a two-day deadline to provide a comment before they announce her sexuality with the op-ed that was written.
Rebel Wilson chose to gazump the news and submit her own "Disney Princess" post online, according to Andrew Hornery's op-ed. One of the users, Kate Doak and a fellow journalist who read the op-ed, said it's saddening to see that it wasn't Rebel Wilson's choice to come out, but the journalist who wrote the op-ed and the magazine where it was printed, remarked on social media, adding that it's even worse than openly homosexual men at the Sydney Morning Herald.
Rebel Wilson, who replied by saying that it was a very hard situation for her but she was trying to handle everything with grace, acknowledged the comment. The Herald editor, Bevan Shields, denies the claims of outing the actress or giving her a deadline to do it, and shared a statement on Sunday which read that their weekly Private Sydney celebrity column reached out to Rebel Wilson last week and asked if she wanted to comment on her new partner, adding that they would have asked the same questions if Rebel Wilson's new partner was a man.
The statement went on to allege that the Sydney Morning Herald "outed" Rebel Wilson, which is incorrect because they did not do so; instead, they merely posed questions and, as is a common procedure, set a deadline for a response. Bevan Shields said that he had not yet chosen whether or not to publish and that any comment Rebel Wilson provided would have influenced the Sydney Morning Herald's decision.
The piece that went viral online, according to Bevan Shields, is part of a column in which the writer's interactions with his subjects are frequently included. He explained that the Saturday post continued the idea by offering readers insight into their interactions with Rebel Wilson and her PR staff and that it was not a typical news item. Bevan finally concluded that they wished Rebel Wilson and Ramona Agruma well.
Although Andrew Hornery expressed regret for how the newspaper reported certain aspects of Rebel Wilson's new relationship. Andrew expressed his sincere regret that Rebel Wilson felt compelled to make her new relationship public, adding that it was never his intention to put her under such duress. The journalist praised the actress for handling the issue with amazing grace, and Andrew added that, as a homosexual guy, he understands how much prejudice hurts and that the last thing he would ever want to do is inflict that suffering on someone else.
At that point, Andrew Hornery went on to say that they mishandled the steps in their approach and shared the alleged full text of the email he sent to Rebel Wilson's management staff but claimed that the actress' reply would have largely defined what he printed, and as his editor pointed out on Sunday, no decisions had been made by the Herald's editors on whether or not to print anything at that point, and he stated that he received no response, which was entirely Rebel Wilson's call.
Celebrities have a huge impact on our culture and we must continue to ask questions, some of which are quite tough. Andrew added that it would be even worse to write rumors about their life's unscripted occurrences without giving them a chance to reply. However, we must clarify that a deadline is not an obligation.
The journalist who wrote the op-ed stated that it is not the publication's business to out people, and that it is not something they set out to do, but he understands why his email was misconstrued as a threat, and that the framing of it was a mistake, and that going forward, he, along with the publication, will approach things differently to ensure that they always take into account the additional layer of complexities people face when it comes to their sexuality. Finally, the writer expressed his disappointment with the work, acknowledging that his tone is also incorrect and that he got it wrong. Andrew said it was not fair to the actress and her partner and apologized. As a result, the Herald will take the previously published article down and replace it with a new one.
