Posted on 05/23/2019 2:30:06 PM PDT by Red Badger
Actor Geoffrey Rush has been awarded the largest ever defamation payout to a single person in Australia.
The Oscar-winner was last month awarded A$2.9m (£1.57m; US$1.99m) after winning the case against Nationwide News, which publishes Australia's Daily Telegraph.
The Sydney newspaper had published stories accusing him of behaving inappropriately towards former co-star Eryn Jean Norvill.
Judge Michael Wigney found that Ms Norvill was "prone to exaggeration".
Mr Rush has sought an injunction to prevent the Telegraph re-publishing accusations at the heart of the case.
Nationwide News has appealed against an initial ruling in the case.
The accusations detailed in the Telegraph article "King Leer" date back to a 2015 theatre production of King Lear in which Mr Rush acted alongside Ms Norvill.
Mr Rush was awarded $850,000 in general and aggravated damages plus more than $1m for past economic loss, $919,678 in future economic loss and $42,000 in interest, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports.
He was originally seeking more than $25m in damages.
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Good for him!
He was great in “The King’s Speech”
What used to be amusing gossip is now a career-killer in the #MeToo era. Interesting that libel awards are going up to reflect this.
Also as, Sir Francis Walsingham in the 1998 movie Elizabeth.
I’ve thought that he would b e able to play George Washington well.
If only someone would make a movie portraying our First President ans the literally larger-than-life action hero he was.
I thought that David Morse did a very nice job of portraying George Washington in the “John Adams” mini-series several years ago.
You are correct, though. There should be a movie made about our First President that would pay homage to his sacrifices for our Republic.
Giamatti was abominable as Adams.
That’s a lotta doubloons!..............
Never seen that movie...................
>>>Judge Michael Wigney found that Ms Norvill was “prone to exaggeration”<<<
So, how much is she paying? Is she an old Indian who slanders teenagers wearing MAGA Hats too?
Aus $2.9m (£1.57m; US$1.99m)......................
She isn’t paying it. The Newspaper is paying it.
They, in turn, will now sue her........................
I believe that he offered to settle for much less, but his offer was turned down. How about that?
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