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Geoffrey Rush sues paper in Australia for ‘inappropriate behavior’ claim

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Academy award-winning actor Geoffrey Rush Friday filed defamation proceedings against a News Corp newspaper in Australia over a story claiming he engaged in “inappropriate behavior” at a Sydney theater. The 66-year-old denied any wrongdoing after Sydney’s Daily Telegraph ran a front-page story last month reporting that the Sydney Theater Company received a complaint about him when he was working with them. The veteran Australian star launched action in the Federal Court […]