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Four Rare Animal Skeletons Have Been Stolen From A University Campus Museum

Four specimens dating back to 1880 were stolen in a bone heist last week, police say.
Lane Sainty • 3 days ago

Craig McLachlan Declined A Police Interview Over Indecent Assault Allegations, Court Hears

The 53-year-old actor is suing for defamation over claims he indecently assaulted and sexually harassed cast members during a 2014 run of The Rocky Horror Show musical.
Lane Sainty • 3 days ago

Rebel Wilson Won’t Get Her Multimillion Dollar Payout Back, But Says It Was “Never About The Money”

“To me it was never about the money, it was about standing up to a bully,” the Australian actor said outside court.
Lane Sainty • 3 days ago

Chinese Film Star Yunxiang Gao Has Lost A Bid To Have His Rape Accuser Testify At Committal

Yunxiang Gao's lawyers said they had to cross-examine his accuser on her story, but a judge ruled the woman did not need to give evidence at a pre-trial hearing.
Lane Sainty • 5 days ago

A Young Woman Who Killed Her Abusive Fiancé Said She Tried To Leave Him

"He told me he was going to change," Cathrina Cahill told a court as she faced a sentencing hearing for the manslaughter of her fiancé.
Lane Sainty • 6 days ago

One Person Has Been Killed And Two Injured In A Suspected Terror Attack In Melbourne

Police say they are treating the attack as a "terrorism incident" and said that the suspect has died in hospital after being shot in the chest by police.
Lane Sainty • 10 days ago

Geoffrey Rush May Never Work Again And Is Seeking "Millions" In Damages, Court Hears

On the final day of the trial, lawyers argued over the question: if Rush wins, how much should he get?
Lane Sainty • 10 days ago

The Articles About Geoffrey Rush Are The Most "Recklessly Irresponsible" Journalism Seen In Court, His Lawyer Says

The Daily Telegraph's articles about Geoffrey Rush were "the most recklessly irresponsible journalism" that has landed in an Australian court, the film star's lawyer said.
Lane Sainty • 11 days ago

Geoffrey Rush Accuser Eryn Jean Norvill Never Wanted Attention And Has No Motive To Lie, Court Hears

"She made an informal complaint. She didn’t want Mr Rush notified and she didn’t tell the media," the Daily Telegraph's barrister said of Norvill in his closing argument.
Lane Sainty • 12 days ago

The Newspaper Being Sued By Geoffrey Rush Can't Introduce New "Witness X", Court Rules

The trial will now go ahead with closing arguments and is likely to end this week.
Lane Sainty • 13 days ago

Geoffrey Rush Accuser Eryn Jean Norvill Brings Calm To A Courtroom Drama

The Geoffrey Rush defamation trial has been filled with high drama. But his accuser, Eryn Jean Norvill, testified for almost eight hours with an unrelenting cool.
Lane Sainty • 16 days ago

The Daily Telegraph Wants A New Witness To Testify In The Geoffrey Rush Defamation Trial

Earlier on Friday, a Los Angeles lawyer testifying for the newspaper put on his Ray-Bans after the judge said he looked like Jack Nicholson.
Lane Sainty • 17 days ago

A "King Lear" Actor Says He Saw Geoffrey Rush Touch Eryn Jean Norvill's Breast

"I saw Geoffrey’s hand cupping around the body of EJ’s breast, which was something I hadn’t seen before on stage," said actor Mark Winter.
Lane Sainty • 18 days ago

Geoffrey Rush's Accuser Says Her "King Lear" Co-Stars Enabled His Alleged Behaviour

"There was a level of hierarchy that kept that level of fear and silence in place," Norvill said on Wednesday as she testified in the Geoffrey Rush defamation case.
Lane Sainty • 19 days ago

The Actor Who Accused Geoffrey Rush Of Inappropriate Behaviour Has Publicly Told Her Story For The First Time

Actor Eryn Jean Norvill said she was "at the bottom of the rung in terms of hierarchy and Geoffrey was definitely at the top" during the Shakespeare play in which she alleges he sexually harassed her.
Lane Sainty • 20 days ago

Geoffrey Rush's Costar Says A Female Actor Didn't Mention "Unwanted Attention" From Rush

Actor Robyn Nevin, testifying in support of Geoffrey Rush's case, was questioned over supportive texts she sent to Eryn Jean Norvill, the actor who allegedly complained about Rush's behaviour towards her.
Lane Sainty • 21 days ago

Geoffrey Rush's Career Won't Recover Because Of #MeToo Stigma, Court Told

Schepisi said Rush was a "basket case" after the publication of the articles alleging inappropriate conduct during the play King Lear.
Lane Sainty • 24 days ago

An Actor Sang A Line From "Truly Scrumptious" On The Witness Stand In Geoffrey Rush's Defamation Trial

On the fourth day of the trial, actor Helen Buday sang a line from the 1968 song "Truly Scrumptious" when asked if she had heard Geoffrey Rush say another female actor looked "scrumptious".
Lane Sainty • 25 days ago

Geoffrey Rush's Wife Says Her Husband "Wept" When He Saw "King Leer" Front Page

Earlier on Wednesday, Rush said he might have called a younger female costar "yummy", but denied deliberately touching her breast.
Lane Sainty • 26 days ago

Geoffrey Rush Says His "Thinking Of You" Text To A Female Actor Was A Joke

The text included an emoji with its tongue sticking out. "It’s the looniest emoticon I could find. If Fozzie Bear had been there I would have put Fozzie Bear," Rush said.
Lane Sainty • 27 days ago