 Story highlights Wilson starred in the "Pitch Perfect" film series 
 
 She claims defamatory articles made her lose subsequent roles 
 
 (CNN) Australian actress Rebel Wilson has been awarded $3.6 million ($4.5 million Australian) by an Australian court after it found a popular magazine guilty of defamation. The judgment follows a unanimous jury verdict in June that Bauer Media, publisher of Woman's Day magazine, had defamed Wilson by branding her a "serial liar" who "fabricated almost every aspect of her life." On Wednesday, Victorian Supreme Court Justice John Dixon determined Wilson, 37, should receive $650,000 in general damages and $3.91 million in special damages. The amount is the "largest defamation damages award in Australian legal history," Wilson's lawyers said. Justice Dixon said the damage to Ms Wilson's reputation was "unprecedented" and she suffered "financial loss" as a result of the articles being amplified by Hollywood gossip sites.
– Rebel Wilson previously said she didn't care about the damages so much as the verdict in her successful defamation case against Bauer Media. She might care now. A Victorian Supreme Court justice has determined that Bauer, publisher of Australia's Woman's Day magazine, owes the actress $3.6 million, "the highest defamation payout in Australian legal history," reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Wilson, 37, tweeted Wednesday that the sum—including $522,000 in general damages and $3.1 million in special damages, per CNN—is actually four times the Australian record. She added she's "extremely grateful" and—following up on a promise to donate any damages—said she would support charities and the film industry in her native country. The Pitch Perfect star had initially offered to settle the case for $200,000, but later sought about $5.6 million. Her lawyer said that was a "conservative" amount considering Wilson lost out on roles in at least two films because of the 2015 articles painting her as a serial liar. "Wilson's reputation as an actress of integrity was wrongly damaged in a manner that affected her marketability in a huge worldwide marketplace," Justice John Dixon said in announcing the damages Wednesday, per the BBC. "Only a very substantial sum … could convince the public that Ms. Wilson is not a dishonest person and bestow vindication of her reputation," he added, per the Herald, which notes "celebrity journalism in Australia may never be the same."