Actress at centre of Rush allegations tells court she felt ‘threatened, panicked’ and ‘unsafe’
Actress Eryn Jean Norvill has told a court that a series of text messages with Geoffrey Rush in which they played word games with each other’s names did not mean she was “inviting to be sexually harassed” by the actor.
Norvill, appearing in the witness stand for the first time yesterday, said she felt “frightened”, “threatened” and “belittled” during the production of King Lear and told how Rush “deliberately” touched her breast and made “sexual gestures” towards her.
Norvill departing Sydney’s Federal Court yesterday after appearing in the witness stand for the first time
Norvill said the actor also made comments to other performers in the play and said such behaviour became “normalised” during rehearsals.
Why is this on Mumbrella everyday?
It seems misplaced, amongst all the stories around media, events, marketing etc.
Hi Joshua,
Rush is suing one of the country’s largest and most influential media outlets over these allegations. The outcomes of the court case have implications for other publishers, journalists and media outlets, and could set a new precedent for defamation in this country.
Some view it as somewhat of a test case for the media versus celebrities in the #metoo era, while others are simply keeping an eye on it because they’re interested in what News Corp does.
If it doesn’t tickle your fancy, or interest you at all, hopefully the other stories around media, events, marketing etc. do.
Thanks,
Vivienne – Mumbrella