The Daily Telegraph lost its Geoffrey Rush defamation appeal. What does this mean?
In this crossposting from The Conversation, Judith Ireland speaks to legal experts Karen O’Connell and David Rolph about why yesterday’s decision on The Daily Telegraph’s appeal against Geoffrey Rush wasn’t a surprise, and why a defamation case isn’t the forum to deal with the complexities of sexual harassment.
Sydney newspaper the Daily Telegraph has lost its appeal against a defamation decision that awarded actor Geoffrey Rush almost A$3 million.
Last year, Rush was awarded a record $2.9 million after he sued Nationwide News, the publisher of the Daily Telegraph.
This was over allegations the newspaper published regarding Rush’s inappropriate behaviour with an unnamed fellow actor. The actor was later identified as Eryn Jean Norvill, who gave evidence in the case. Rush denied the claims.
