'Tall poppy syndrome', although very much also a thing in the UK, originated in Australia, didn't it?
The homophobia is obviously a thing, but supposedly gay men were involved in it - and the following part from that article almost seethes with resentment.
This is understood to be Wilson’s first same-sex relationship, at age 42 and in an era when same-sex marriage is legal in many parts of the world and – thanks to decades of battling for equality – sexual orientation is no longer something to be hidden, even in Hollywood.
Up to now, Wilson had identified publicly as a heterosexual woman. It is unlikely she would have experienced the sort of discrimination let alone homophobia – subconscious or overt – that sadly still affects so many gay, lesbian and non-hetero people.
The whole thing is fucked up on so many levels. But I simply cannot get the 'we were going to do something abhorrent but she stopped us, so now were going to reveal ourselves as cunts of the highest order rather than let the story die' angle.