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Geoffrey Rush wins defamation case

The case over newspaper allegations has just come to a close - by Matthew Denby
  • 11 Apr 2019

Australian actor Geoffrey Rush has today won his defamation action against Sydney newspaper the Daily Telegraph over allegations of sexual impropriety during his run in a local theatre production.

WATCH: Eryn Jean Norvill responds, below: 

Geoffrey Rush wins defamation case

The articles in question relayed claims the star acted inappropriately toward a co-star – at a later stage identified as Eryn Jean Norvill - during the Sydney Theatre Company 2015-16 production of King Lear.

Rush vehemently rejected the allegations, and now Sydney's Federal Court has found he was defamed, describing the articles as ‘recklessly irresponsible’. The star has been awarded $850,000 for aggravated damages - but the figure will escalate considerably once lost earnings have been calculated.

Eryn Jean Norvill said outside court that she ‘never wanted these issues to be dealt with by a court.

‘There are no winners only losers.’

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Matt is the host of WHO's popular TV podcast, Binge List, and he enjoys writing news, reviews and entertainment content. His favourite TV show is Gogglebox, and his greatest ever celebrity experience was flirting with Jackie Collins.

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