Court told actress swore at Geoffrey Rush to leave toilet
SYDNEY, Australia — An actress who accused Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush of inappropriately touching her on a Sydney stage later swore at him when he followed her into a toilet at a party after a performance, Australian court documents allege.
Rush is suing Sydney’s The Daily Telegraph newspaper in Federal Court for defamation over articles last year that he argued portray him as a pervert and sexual predator. The articles allege inappropriate behaviour and touching during the Sydney Theatre Company production of “King Lear” in 2015.
Accusations in defence documents previously suppressed by the court were made public on Tuesday.
Eryn Jean Norvill played Cordelia alongside the 66-year-old Australian actor, who played the title role and her father.