Rebel Wilson's barrister says the legal team for Bauer Media has launched "vile" attacks on the star's character, including accusing her of perjury.
Matthew Collins, QC, says the defence case for the gossip magazine publisher in Ms Wilson's defamation trial is "astonishing and hurtful".
He was referring to the closing address by Georgina Schoff, QC, who outlined why the jury should not trust Ms Wilson's evidence.
"They accused her of lying in the witness box and perjuring herself," Dr Collins told the Supreme Court of Victoria on Thursday.
Ms Wilson, 37, is suing Bauer, which publishes Woman's Day, Australian Women's Weekly, NW and OK magazine, over eight articles published in May 2015 that she says damaged her career by painting her as a serial liar.
Dr Collins said Ms Schoff's closing address was an "utterly indefensible" attack on Ms Wilson's character on the same level as the magazine articles in question.
He said the barrister "sullied" Ms Wilson's childhood memories.
"This family did not deserve what just happened," he said.
"She (Ms Wilson) put up with mud being thrown at her and endless repetitive questions ... she showed enormous dignity.
"She laid bare personal, intimate and emotional aspects of her life."
During her closing address, Ms Schoff told the jury Ms Wilson had "not been forthright" during the proceedings on a number of matters, including that she'd suffered stress sores and eczema following the publication of the articles.
She also said it wasn't true that Ms Wilson's career had slowed down and that she had "no current job".
Ms Schoff told the jury Ms Wilson had signed contracts for millions of dollars in the period the actor claimed to be unemployed and also called into doubt the actual date the actor was sacked from DreamWorks films Trolls and Kung Fu Panda 3.
Earlier in the day, Ms Schoff said the 37-year-old Hollywood actor had given a "false impression" to journalists that her real name at birth was Rebel Wilson and that she'd deliberately misled journalists about her real age.
Dr Collins also expressed disgust at former Woman's Day entertainment writer Shari Nementzik for not seeking a response from the star because "this was chequebook journalism".
He also attacked the writer for treating information from other magazine and newspaper articles "as gospel".
"That's not research – it's plagiarism," he said.
Dr Collins is expected to complete his closing address on Friday before the jury begins its deliberations.
AAP