She told the court Wilson had told Overington her auntie had been married to Walt Disney, giving her open access to Disneyland as a child.
He said Wilson thought “she’d never been hit with such nastiness” when Bauer Media published “grubby articles” that defamed her.
Appearing for Bauer Media, Georgina Schoff QC said the actor told “tall tales” and wanted to add a “touch of fantasy” to her childhood.
Australian film star Rebel Wilson saw her “world collapse” when a series of articles in 2015 published by Bauer Media painted her as a fake and a liar, claiming she had lied about her age, name and childhood, a court has head.