Geoffrey Rush as a result of the actor's defamation lawsuit, according to multiplereports.In April 2019, Rush was awarded damages to the tune of AU$2.9 million (approximately $2 million) after suing Sydney's over articles it ran accusing the actor of past inappropriate behavior toward a theater production co-star.The newspaper — along with publisher Nationwide News, owned by Rupert Murdoch — appealed the ruling, but its appeal was rejected Wednesday by three federal court judges, BBC reports.Lawyers for Nationwide News reportedly argued that the record sum — the most ever awarded to a single individual in a defamation lawsuit — was «manifestly excessive.» However, the judges deemed the amount «appropriate,» given the damage they believed.
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