Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush has won his defamation suit against The Daily Telegraph over reports of alleged inappropriate behaviour.
The Daily TelegraphThe stories, published at the end of 2017, related to a complaint about Rush’s behaviour made by an actress he worked with during the Sydney Theatre Company’s production ofIt was alleged that Rush, 67, was improper in his interactions with Eryn Jean Norvill.
“I have found that … have not discharged their onus of proving the substantial truth of the … articles in question,” Justice Wigney said.He said her “evidence was inconsistent with statements she gave to journalists about what it was like working with Mr Rush, including that she loved his ebullience, and loved working with him”.
Geoffrey Rush has won his defamation case against Sydney newspaper The Daily Telegraph. Picture: Getty ImagesAt the trial, Rush denied calling Norvill “yummy and scrumptious”, making lewd gestures towards her and deliberately grabbing her breast during a scene.“I was thinking of you, as I do, more than is socially appropriate”, Rush wrote, followed by an winking and tongue-poking emoji.
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