"A lot of distress": Rebel Wilson discusses being "outed" by media outlet
<p>Rebel Wilson has opened up about her "pain" and distress" over being outed by a Sydney Morning Herald reporter. </p>
<p>The publication was condemned by the Australian Press Council for “outing” her relationship with girlfriend Ramona Agruma, prompting Rebel to break her silence on the ordeal. </p>
<p>The actress slammed the “grubby” behaviour of the journalist in question, sharing the “pain” of having to announce her new relationship prematurely.</p>
<p>The 42-year-old announced her relationship with the American fashion designer Agruma in June, one month after publicly revealing she was “happily in a relationship”.</p>
<p>After making the announcement, Sydney Morning Herald gossip columnist Andrew Hornery called out the actress who “opted to gazump the story”.</p>
<p>Horney claimed he contacted the actress and gave her two days to comment before he would out her and publish a story on her same-sex relationship.</p>
<p>The Sydney Morning Herald have since removed the article, calling it a "big mistake" to publish the article.</p>
<p>Wilson stayed silent until the Australian Press Council condemned the publication, stating that the article was “likely to cause substantial offence and distress”.</p>
<p>“Just seeing the news that the Australian Press Council has condemned the Sydney Morning Herald and their journalists for their recent grubby behaviour in trying to out my same-sex relationship,” Wilson began in an Instagram post.</p>
<p>“And while I didn’t personally ask for any action to be taken I am glad that this has been officially recorded and recognised.”</p>
<p>“Their actions did cause Ramona and I a lot of distress and while we’ve remained classy, there are still pains from having to rush this news publicly which we are dealing with,” she continued.</p>
<p>“We move on, focusing on all the absolutely amazing new things in our life though! Sending love to everyone 💗 #loveislove,” her post ended.</p>
<p>The ruling from the Australian Press Council deemed that the publication had breached the council’s principles.</p>
<p>“The tenor of the publication’s communications with Ms Wilson concerning a deeply personal matter, and the associated commentary on a matter which had no apparent connection to her public activities, intruded on her reasonable expectations of privacy,” a statement said, published on the Herald’s website.</p>
<p><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>
