Australian actor Geoffrey Rush reacts as he arrives at the Federal Court in Sydney, Australia, November 8, 2018. "I believe that it was meant with a playful intention, but the effect was that I felt there was nowhere for me to feel safe and unobserved," the New York Times quoted Stone as saying of the shower allegation. Stone was 25 at the time, the article added. The New York Times ran a statement from Rush which said Stone’s allegations were “incorrect and in some instances have been taken completely out of context”.“I sincerely and deeply regret if I have caused her any distress,” Rush said in the statement. In previews of the interview, Stone said, “I immediately put myself at the bottom of the ladder.

Source: Egypt Today December 17, 2018 09:22 UTC