Charlotte MacInnes has appealed her defeat in a defamation case against Rebel Wilson, challenging the findings that Wilson’s Instagram posts were not defamatory and did not cause serious harm to her reputation.
MacInnes filed her notice of appeal on Thursday, one day after Justice Elizabeth Raper dismissed her defamation and breach-of-confidence claims in the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney.
According to reports in The Australian and Sydney’s Daily Telegraph, which cite MacInnes’ notice of appeal, she is asking the Full Court of the Federal Court to set aside Raper’s ruling and enter judgment in her favor.
As an alternative, she is seeking a new trial or a determination of the remaining issues by a different judge. MacInnes is also seeking to overturn the order requiring her to pay Wilson’s legal costs.
The appeal argues that Raper made errors in assessing the meanings conveyed by four sets of Instagram posts published between September 2024 and July 2025.
