Editing Geoffrey Rush (section)

==Personal life==
=== Marriage and family ===
Since 1988, Rush has been married to actress [[Jane Menelaus]], with whom he has a daughter and a son. Rush lives in Melbourne, and spent several years in Castlemaine, Victoria.<ref>{{cite web|title=The King's Speech: From Geoffrey Rush's letterbox to the big screen|url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/01/21/3118092.htm|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=7 September 2012 |first1=Adam |last1=Spencer |first2=Lawrence |last2=Champness| date=21 January 2011}}</ref>

=== Legal issues ===
On 30 November 2017, the [[Sydney]] tabloid newspaper ''[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]'' published a front-page article alleging that Rush engaged in "inappropriate behaviour" onstage with a co-star during the [[Sydney Theatre Company]]'s 2015 production of ''[[King Lear]]''. The story contained no corroboration for the allegations, though the STC divulged to the ''Telegraph'' that they had received a complaint about alleged [[sexual harassment]] by Rush. [[Eryn Jean Norvill]], who had starred as [[Cordelia (King Lear)|Cordelia]] alongside Rush, alleged that the actor had touched her inappropriately without her consent.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ursula|last=Malone|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-20/geoffrey-rush-defamation-case-inappropriate-touching/9464502|title=Geoffrey Rush defamation case: Details emerge of allegation he touched actress' genitals|newspaper=ABC News|date=20 February 2018|access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref> 

The ''Telegraph''{{'}}s story was picked up by various newspapers in Australia but not by the [[Melbourne]] ''[[Herald Sun]]'' because of concerns that the ''Telegraph'' was "running with a yarn which is highly [[libel]]lous".<ref>{{cite web|first=Paul|last=Barry|url=http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s4775254.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207101008/http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s4775254.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 December 2017|title=The rush to convict Geoffrey Rush|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=4 December 2017|access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref> Rush denied the allegations and, on 8 December 2017, announced that he had filed a [[defamation]] suit with the [[Federal Court of Australia]], charging that the ''Telegraph'' "made false, pejorative and demeaning claims, splattering them with unrelenting bombast on its front pages".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-rush-lawsuit/actor-geoffrey-rush-sues-australian-newspaper-over-inappropriate-behavior-report-idUSKBN1E20K5|title=Actor Geoffrey Rush sues Australian newspaper over 'inappropriate behavior' report|work=[[Reuters]]|date=8 December 2017|access-date=7 June 2017}}</ref> In an [[affidavit]], Rush stated that as a result of the allegations, he had been suffering from [[anxiety]], [[insomnia]] and loss of appetite, and felt that "his worth to the theatre and film industry is now irreparably damaged".<ref>{{cite news|first=Ashleigh|last=Raper|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-09/geoffrey-rush-housebound-and-barely-eating-say-lawyers/9633652|title=Geoffrey Rush's lawyers claim articles have left him virtually housebound, barely eating and with a ruined career|newspaper=ABC News|date=9 April 2018|access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref>

The trial was concluded on 9 November 2018. On 11 April 2019, the judge ruled in favour of Rush, awarding him $850,000. In his written statement defending his ruling, Justice Michael Wigney said that none of Norvill's claims were proven, due to her evidence being "not credible or reliable and contradicted by other members of the cast", and that Rush's evidence was overwhelming. He also criticised the ''Telegraph'' for "recklessly irresponsible pieces of [[sensationalist]] journalism of the very worst kind".<ref>{{cite news |last1=McKinnell |first1=Jamie |date=11 Apr 2019|title=Geoffrey Rush wins defamation case against Nationwide News, publisher of The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-11/geoffrey-rush-wins-defamation-case-against-nationwide-news/10991756 |access-date=11 April 2019 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> A month later, the ''Telegraph'' was ordered to pay Rush an extended judgement of $2.87 million. ''The Telegraph'' motioned to appeal but the judgement was upheld.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hutchinson|first1=Samantha|last2=Brook|first2=Stephen|date=20 July 2020|title=Telegraph in no Rush to appeal $2.87m defamation payout|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/telegraph-in-no-rush-to-appeal-2-87m-defamation-payout-20200720-p55dsj.html|access-date=26 August 2020|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref>

''' Further allegations'''

On 16 December 2018, ''[[The New York Times]]'' published an interview with Australian actress [[Yael Stone]], who accused Rush of sexual misconduct during the production of a theatre adaptation of ''[[Diary of a Madman (Nikolai Gogol)|Diary of a Madman]]'' in 2010 and 2011.<ref>{{cite web|first=Bari|last=Weiss|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/16/opinion/metoo-defamation-geoffrey-rush-yael-stone.html|title=The Cost of Telling a #MeToo Story in Australia|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=16 December 2018|access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref> Among the allegations Stone made in interviews to the ''Times'' and [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] were incidents where Rush angled a hand mirror over a shower cubicle to observe her naked, sent her flirty [[text message]]s and danced naked in front of her in her dressing room.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/dec/17/yael-stone-alleges-geoffrey-rush-sexual-inappropriately-dressing-room-denies|title = Yael Stone alleges Geoffrey Rush acted inappropriately towards her in dressing room, a claim he denies|website = [[The Guardian]]|date = 17 December 2018}}</ref> 

Rush responded in a statement to the ''Times'' through his attorneys, saying that Stone's allegations were "incorrect and in some instances have been taken completely out of context. However, clearly Yael has been upset on occasion by the spirited enthusiasm I generally bring to my work. I sincerely and deeply regret if I have caused her any distress. This, most certainly, has never been my intention."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yang |first1=Rachel |title='OITNB' Actress Yael Stone Accuses Geoffrey Rush of Sexual Harassment |url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/yael-stone-geoffrey-rush-sexual-harassment-1203091433/ |access-date=April 10, 2019 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=December 18, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>