'Orange is the New Black' Actress Accuses Geoffrey Rush of Misconduct
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Orange is the New Black star Yael Stone has accused actor Geoffrey Rush of acting inappropirately toward her when she worked with him on a stage production in 2010. It's the second time Rush has been accused. Read on for details.
Via Deadline.
Orange is the New Black star Yael Stone has come forward with allegations of inappropriate behavior against Academy Award-winning actor Geoffrey Rush, who was accused last year in another case of misconduct.
Stone said that she has been afraid to talk about her experiences with Rush, with whom she starred in a stage production of The Diary of a Madman in 2010 and 2011. According to an interview with The New York Times, she said that he danced naked in front of her, used a mirror to watch her shower and sent erotic text messages. At the time, Stone was 25 and Rush was 59.
In her interview, Stone said she did not come forward with the allegations because she was worried that Australia’s defamation laws would bring her into legal and financial problems because of its stringent libel laws. In a statement given to the NYT, Rush denied the allegations saying that they “are incorrect and in some instances have been taken completely out of context.”
In an interview with Leigh Sales on Australia’s ABC 7.30, Stone alleged that Rush’s behavior made her uncomfortable and made her hate acting. “Whenever women particularly speak about issues like this their career generally suffers,” said Stone. “I’ve factored that into my calculations and if that happens, I think it’s worth it.”
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