Posted on 05/23/2015 12:51:24 PM PDT by drewh
“Pitch Perfect 2″ actress Rebel Wilson came under fire earlier this week after an Australian tabloid published a report exposing her real age — 36, not 29. She responded in the best way she knew how — with humor — and deflected the accusations by explaining that she was actually a “100 year old mermaid.”
At the time of this first revelation, Salon’s Rachel Kramer Bussel commented that this type of thing was just part and parcel with the experience of being an actor in Hollywood. Creating a mythology is just a way to work your way up, she went on to say — ”inventing new names, backgrounds, family histories and, yes, ages.”
And this saga apparently continues: TIME dug deeper into Wilson’s records and found that she did, in fact, lie about her name, background and family history as well.
According to the news outlet, Wilson’s real name is Melanie Elizabeth Bownds, despite having told The Australian Women’s Weekly last year that “Rebel” was her birth name. The report also goes on to find that Wilson did not grow up in “the ghetto,” like she told Ellen DeGeneres in 2013; she, instead, attended the “upper-crust Tara Anglican School and lived in the comfortable Castle Hill area from 2000 to 2003.”
But why get up in arms at all, really? It is one of the most baffling aspects of our love-hate relationship with celebrity culture. We throw billions of dollars every year at an industry that sells us the most pleasant fictions, then get outraged when it lies to us. Rebel Wilson — and that, as far as we’re concerned, is her “real” name — is only doing what we’ve asked her to do, sell us the most pleasing, mass-consumable version of herself, and isn’t that what we demand from Hollywood anyway?
A Hollyweirdo lying — imagine that!
Where is Hillary in her green dress and glasses explaining
“What Difference At This Point Does It Make?”
This has as much importance as someone saying Rebel lied about her weight. Well, would’nt you?
I was going to say this thread needed pictures. Then I googled Rebel Wilson. Forget the pictures, just get a cattle truck.
Have not the inclination to see pitch perfect one,
so who cares?
Should a person, who paid money to see such a production,
really care what comes out of that actor’s mouth,
when that actor is not acting?
Some fatty, who I never heard of till about a week ago, lied about her age (36! Not 29), name, and origins and some lib says it’s “our” fault. Film at 11. Actually I don’t think I want to see the film.
Looks like we have someone who could play Megan McCain.
Put her out to graze!
We do not need more pictures. Guilty of having a bad press agent..
You think that’s fat? Guess you don’t shop at Wal-Mart.
Women lying about their age is now shocking?
Women have been lying about their age since ancient times. Women have always lied about their age. It started around the same time that politicicans and prostitutes showed up (i.e. - the OLDEST professions).
Sometimes I really hate this forum. I have never heard of this skank so I had to Google her picture just to get an idea of who the thread was about. Now I am very sorry I did. Thanks for nothing...
Her name is racist. Rebel = Rebellion = Confederate = Hates Black People.
Like I said, that's the template. Struggle against adversity.
Also, if you're that fat and that loud and went to a posh private school, you've got a lot to explain.
All actors shave years off their age. This was always accepted and never looked into.
LOL.
Who is Rebel Wilson?
She was the zaftig British Museum guard who fell in love with the Neanderthal version of Larry (Ben Stiller) in “Night at the Museum III.”
That’s why I don’t know her.
Jack Benny was 39 all his life.
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