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Geoffrey Rush’s $3 million judgment may have unfortunate implications for #MeToo

Posted on Civil and human rights by Michael Brull · June 04, 2019 12:59 PM

4 June 2019

On 24 May 2019, Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush was awarded $2.87 million for his defamation case against the Daily Telegraph. This includes $850 000 in damages, almost $2 million in past and future economic loss, and $42 000 in interest. It is the second highest defamation pay-out ever, and the highest ever awarded to a single individual. This sum does not include costs.

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