Geoffrey Rush sues Sydney Daily Telegraph over ‘inappropriate behaviour’ report

Oscar-winning actor says ‘hyperbole, lies and spurious claims’ in report of complaint about his time with the Sydney Theatre Company are ‘intolerable’

The Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush has launched defamation proceedings against the Sydney Daily Telegraph, accusing the paper of splashing “spurious claims with bombastic titles on their front pages”.

“Today I filed defamation proceedings in the federal court of Australia against the Daily Telegraph,” he said at a brief press conference in Melbourne. “This is to address the hyperbole, lies and the spurious claims about me in entertainment community. They have splashed spurious claims with bombastic titles on their front pages.

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