Geoffrey Rush Sues Newspaper Over ‘Demeaning Claims’

Geoffrey Rush Sues Newspaper Over ‘Demeaning Claims’
Australian actor Geoffrey Rush arrives for the screening of the film "Final Portrait" out of competition at the 67th Berlinale film festival in Berlin on Feb. 11, 2017. Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty Images
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Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush has struck back against an Australian tabloid which ran stories based on the accusation of an unnamed female claiming the that he acted inappropriately towards her two years ago.

Rush told media he has filed defamation proceedings against the Sydney paper The Daily Telegraph. According to Rush, the accusations lacked details of what allegedly occurred.