Geoffrey Rush is suing the publisher of Sydney's 'The Daily Telegraph' newspaper for defamation over articles that accused the 67-year-old Australian actor of behaving inappropriately toward an actress during the Sydney Theatre Company's production of 'King Lear' in 2015 and 2016. Photo: Reuters
Academy award-winner Geoffrey Rush was accused in court on Tuesday (Oct 30) of inappropriately touching a female co-star during an Australian rendition of‘ King Lear.
Eryn Jean Norvill said that the Tailor Of Panama and Pirates Of The Caribbean star had made her feel “belittled, embarrassed and shamed” when the pair acted together in the Shakespeare play in 2015-2016.
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