INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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Geoffrey Rush sued a Sydney newspaper for defamation last year
Australian actor Geoffrey Rush has won a defamation case against the publisher of a Sydney newspaper which accused him of inappropriate
behaviour towards a former co-star
Judge Michael Wigney said he was "not satisfied" that the incidents detailed in The Daily Telegraph, published by Nationwide News, had
He said Mr Rush's former co-star Erin Norvill's evidence was "inconsistent".He also said she was "prone to exaggeration and
compensation, the exact amount of which would be decided at a later date
He was originally seeking more than A$25m in damages, reported the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.Mr Rush had previously said that his
career had been "irreparably damaged" by the newspaper's reports.The alleged incidents detailed in The Daily Telegraph article date back to
a 2015 theatre production of King Lear in which Mr Rush acted alongside Ms Norvill.
