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      • Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush has been awarded $2.9 million Australian dollars (over $1.9 million USD) after winning his defamation case against a Sydney newspaper publisher and journalist, CNN affiliate SBS News reported Thursday.
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  2. Jul 2, 2020 · The publisher of a Sydney newspaper has lost its appeal in the high-stakes defamation case of actor Geoffrey Rush, who was awarded a record multi-million dollar payout. Key points: The Federal Court dismissed all grounds of the Nationwide News appeal. The appeal judges upheld the original judgement that Eryn Jean Norvill's evidence was unreliable.

  3. Apr 11, 2019 · Oscar-winning Australian actor Geoffrey Rush has won his defamation case brought against the News Corp.-owned Daily Telegraph. The paper had accused Rush of inappropriate sexual behavior...

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  4. Apr 11, 2019 · The decision in Geoffrey Rush v Nationwide News, handed down today in Australia’s federal court, is the first – and so far, only – legal determination of a case associated with the #MeToo...

  5. Mar 20, 2018 · Geoffrey Rush has had a major win in his defamation case against the Daily Telegraph and allegations he behaved inappropriately towards a fellow actor. A Federal Court Judge today threw out a large part of the newspaper’s defence which included the claim it was substantially true, ruling they had been too vague.

  6. Jul 7, 2022 · The star of upcoming “Raised Eyebrows: My Years Inside Groucho’s House” recently detailed his decision to reprise acting since a 2018 defamation lawsuit against Australian tabloid The Daily...

  7. May 23, 2019 · In a reported landmark win, Geoffrey Rush has been awarded 2.9 million Australian dollars (the U.S. equivalent of which is nearly $2 million) in his sexual misconduct defamation case against...

  8. Apr 11, 2019 · Justice Michael Wigney hands down his verdict after actor sued Sydney’s Daily Telegraph over allegations of sexual harassment