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Geoffrey Rush to disallow the paper's truth defence on the grounds that the printed allegations the paper was defending were too "vague and imprecise" for Rush to rebut them for his own defence. The "Telegraph" unsuccessfully attempted to subpoena the STC for documentation supporting its plea against Rush. In an affidavit, Rush stated that as a result of the allegations, he had been suffering from anxiety, insomnia and loss of appetite, and felt that "his worth to the theatre and film industry is now irreparably damaged". In August 2018, after months of back-and-forth between the "Telegraph" and Rush himself, Norvill agreed to