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Geoffrey Rush wins largest-ever Australia defamation payout
Local media reported the Oscar-winning actor has been awarded almost US$2 million for lost earnings and compensation.
The appeal, lodged on 1 May, accused the judge of bias in the case, and said the damages awarded to Rush in his April ruling were 'excessive'.
Geoffrey Rush has said the stories implied he was a major pervert, or guilty of major depravity, and his lawyer sought ‘very substantial’ damages.
The actor is suing News Corp’s Australian arm over a series of articles saying he was the subject of a complaint to the Sydney Theatre Company regarding the 2015 Lear production.
The actor is suing News’s Corporation’s Australian arm over a series of articles saying he was the subject of a complaint to the Sydney Theatre Company in relation to its 2015 production of King Lear.
Geoffrey Rush has stepped down as president of AACTA after he was accused of "inappropriate behaviour" during a production of 'King Lear' at the Sydney Theatre Company.