Actress Rebel Wilson has revealed that she received death threats from disgruntled One Direction fans after she hugged Harry Styles on the Ellen Degeneres show.

The Pitch Perfect star appeared on the show again this week and told all about the aftermath of her encounter with the British pop star.
"Basically, I got accused of sexually assaulting Harry Styles," she said.

"These little girls, I think they're about 12, were very, very unhappy with that. Basically we're just like two professional entertainers having a good time. 

"And he really enjoyed it. I told them that on Twitter and they just sent me more death threats."
A photo that Rebel posted on social media after the event only served to make matters worse as it showed her in a friendly clinch with Styles.

She joked: "There was nothing going on there."

The Ellen Degeneres Show is well known for its crazy antics and is something that British viewers can now enjoy after it finally came to our shores last month.