Rebel Wilson’s application to have $1.3m of her $1.4m legal costs paid by Bauer Media, which was found to have defamed her, has been refused by an Australian court.
On Thursday the court ruled that Bauer would have to pay most of the actor’s legal costs but not as a gross sum.
Bauer Media plans to appeal against the $4.5m payout, with the matter listed for mid-April.
It is expected that the actor will have at least 80% of those costs – or $1.123m – repaid.