The Telegraph published articles about Rush in 2017 without Norvill’s co-operation but the court heard she recently provided a statement and is expected to give evidence during the defamation trial.
The actor at the centre of Geoffrey Rush’s defamation case against the Daily Telegraph has provided the newspaper with a statement related to alleged “sexual impropriety”, a Sydney court has heard.
They would deal with them via objections at trial rather than wasting time now with an application to strike the defence out, Chrysanthou said.
The newspaper’s lawyer, Alec Leopold SC, said they were seeking witnesses to corroborate what Norvill has said about touching her breasts and lower back.