Rebel Wilson announced on Thursday that he was in a relationship with a woman. The moment of the Australian actress’s coming out is not entirely her own choice. An Australian newspaper planned to make the news public in an article, but gave Wilson time to respond first.
Wilson, known for the Pitch Perfectmovies, shared Thursday via Instagram a photo of herself and friend Ramona Agruma. “I always thought I was looking for a Disney prince, but maybe what I really needed all along was a Disney princess,” she captioned the caption.
A columnist of Sydney Morning Herald admitted on Saturday that the newspaper had an article ready earlier this week in which the relationship would be announced.
According to the columnist, the newspaper gave Wilson two days “out of caution and respect” to respond to an article about her new love.
The columnist now calls his newspaper’s actions a “big mistake”, because the actress then chose to come out herself.
Criticism of newspaper for ‘forced’ coming-out
The newspaper received a lot of criticism after the unveiling, because the medium would have pressured Wilson to share her coming out while she may not have been ready for it yet.
Nikkie de Jager said he was touched by the news. The popular YouTuber shared a video in 2020 in which she came out as transgender. In that video, she also said that she had been blackmailed into sharing her secret with the world.
“This breaks my heart,” De Jager wrote in her Instagram Stories with a screenshot of an article about the columnist. “Nobody has the right to out someone until they are ready. Shame on you.”
De Jager goes on to say that she is proud that Wilson finally brought the news herself. “But never forget that outing someone will never be okay.”
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