Rush hearing closes as Daily Telegraph insists there is ‘no evidence’ for seeking ‘millions of dollars’

The Daily Telegraph set out to deliberately hurt Geoffrey Rush to the extent the actor may never work again, his barrister has told the Federal Court.

As the three-week defamation trial closed, Bruce McClintock SC, again castigated the News Corp tabloid and its journalist Jonathon Moran for “calculated cruelty”.

Rush with his wife, Jane Menelaus, leaving the court

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