AUSTRALIA: Actor wins defamation case against newspaper

Australian actor Geoffrey Rush has won a defamation case against the publisher of a newspaper which accused him of inappropriate behaviour towards a former co-star. Judge Michael Wigney said he was “not satisfied” the incidents detailed in The Daily Telegraph, published by Nationwide News, occurred. He said Mr Rush’s former co-star Eryn Norvill’s evidence was […]

Australian actor Geoffrey Rush has won a defamation case against the publisher of a newspaper which accused him of inappropriate behaviour towards a former co-star.

Judge Michael Wigney said he was “not satisfied” the incidents detailed in The Daily Telegraph, published by Nationwide News, occurred.

He said Mr Rush’s former co-star Eryn Norvill’s evidence was “inconsistent”.

He also said she was “prone to exaggeration and embellishment”.