Rebel Wilson’s self-styled brand as a truth teller was put to the test during a fiery defamation feud where rivals called her a bully.But the Hollywood A-lister, referred to as “very difficult to be around” and “fucking nuts” during an at-times bruising trial, emerged from the federal court battle with the last laugh.The Pitch Perfect star came under fire while being sued by the Australian actor Charlotte MacInnes, who played the lead role in Wilson’s directorial debut film The Deb.MacInnes claimed she was defamed by Wilson in four social media posts implying she was a liar and a sellout who walked back a sexual harassment complaint to further her career.Wilson wrote the young actor confided – and later recanted – she felt uncomfortable when the film’s co-producer Amanda Ghost asked to have a shower and a bath together.MacInnes denied making a complaint, insisting she had not been uncomfortable when the pair shared a bath in their swimwear after Ghost suffered a medical episode in September 2023.Charlotte MacInnes during a break in the trial in April. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAPBut in her ruling handed down on Wednesday, Justice Elizabeth Raper found evidence established MacInnes did make a complaint about feeling uncomfortable.The young actor then walked it back, at least partially because she was concerned about losing control of the situation and wanted to contain it, the judge determined.She ruled none of the four social media posts were defamatory in a comprehensive win for Wilson.“This has been a long process and throughout I have tried to stay grounded in my values and what I believed was right,” Wilson wrote upon her victory. “I’m thankful that process has now reached its conclusion.”Yet the Bridesmaids star did not escape the hotly contested trial without wounds.For all Wilson’s protestations that she was known as a truth teller, Raper found the actor’s testimony had been untruthful on occasion, self-serving at times and punctuated with exaggeration.MacInnes’s claims the first-time director would be believed because of her status in the entertainment industry were dismissed.“It was my impression from all the evidence Ms Wilson is known for being outspoken but not necessarily reliable,” Raper wrote.MacInnes faced the same scrutiny, with the judge finding she had been less than frank at times and combative when asked to accept reasonable suggestions.She determined the young actor gave multiple inconsistent accounts of what happened in the Bondi apartment after the medical episode, as had Ghost.“I have serious misgivings as to the truthfulness of the testimony of each of Ms MacInnes, Ms Ghost and Ms Wilson,” she wrote.The scathing assessments may have MacInnes questioning why she sued her famous co-star.