Rush wanted to settle for $50k and apology

Updated May 24 2019 - 3:38am, first published 3:31am
Geoffrey Rush will get $2.9 million after winning his defamation case against the Daily Telegraph.
Geoffrey Rush will get $2.9 million after winning his defamation case against the Daily Telegraph.

Actor Geoffrey Rush will receive $2.9 million from the Daily Telegraph after he won his defamation case against the Sydney newspaper but he would have accepted just $50,000 if it came with an apology.

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