Geoffrey Rush defamation trial: Eryn Jean Norvill accused of lying to harm actor

Court hears Oscar-winning actor’s barrister claim that Norvill was trying to ‘smear’ reputation

Eryn Jean Norvill has been accused of telling “a whole pack of disgusting lies” about the Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush in an attempt to “blacken and smear” his reputation.

During a tense and combative cross-examination on Wednesday morning, Rush’s barrister, Bruce McClintock SC, claimed Norvill had told “lies” about Rush behaving inappropriately during a 2015 stage production of King Lear.

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