Associated Newspapers, known as the publisher behind British tabloids Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday, is in deep water… YET AGAIN.
06.10.2022 - 21:49 / etcanada.com
A group of celebrities are taking legal action against Associated Newspapers.
This week, Prince Harry, Elton John and more stars launched lawsuits against the publisher of The Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday, Variety reported.
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The group, which also includes Elizabeth Hurley, Sadie Frost, David Furnish and Baroness Doreen Lawrence of Clarendon, alleged they are “the victims of abhorrent criminal activity and gross breaches of privacy by Associated Newspapers.”
Several of the filings cite “misuse of private information” in their claims against the publisher.
Allegations include the hiring of private investigators to bug phones and cars, paying police for inside information, hiring people to listen in on phone conversations, impersonating staff at hospitals to access banking and financial information “through illicit means and manipulation.”
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A spokesperson for Associated Newspapers denied the allegations in a statement to Variety.
“We utterly and unambiguously refute these preposterous smears which appear to be nothing more than a pre-planned and orchestrated attempt to drag the Mail titles into the phone hacking scandal concerning articles up to 30 years old,” they said. “These unsubstantiated and highly defamatory claims – based on no credible evidence – appear to be simply a fishing expedition by claimants and their lawyers, some of whom have already pursued cases elsewhere.”
Harry has previously brought two other suits for libel and slander against Associated Newspapers in recent years. His wife, Meghan
Associated Newspapers, known as the publisher behind British tabloids Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday, is in deep water… YET AGAIN.
Prince Harry and Elton John are among a small group of public figures making explosive allegations in a lawsuit against Associated Newspapers — the publisher behind the British tabloids the, and claiming they were the victims of, among other things, phone-tapping and other breaches of privacy.The Duke of Sussex and actress Sadie Frost are being represented by the law firm Hamlins LLP London, while the «Tiny Dancer» singer — along with his husband, music producer David Furnish, actress Elizabeth Hurley, and Baroness Doreen Lawrence of Clarendon — are being represented by London-based gunnercooke LLP.According to a press release from Hamlins, and obtained by ET, the group all claim in their separate lawsuits that they «have become aware of compelling and highly distressing evidence that they have been the victims of abhorrent criminal activity and gross breaches of privacy by Associated Newspapers.»Some of the allegations include the hiring of private investigators to bug their cars and homes as well as ordering the bugging of their live telephone calls. The group also alleges Associated Newspapers paid police for inside information and impersonated staff at hospitals and clinics to obtain sensitive information.
The Duke of Sussex, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and Sir Elton John are among six people suing the publisher of The Daily Mail over alleged unlawful information-gathering at its titles. A statement released on Thursday by lawyers acting for the group, which also includes Sir Elton’s husband David Furnish and actresses Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost, said they are bringing claims for misuse of private information against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL).
A group including Prince Harry, Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley are suing the publishers of The Daily Mail for being “the victims of abhorrent criminal activity and gross breaches of privacy” including the hiring of private investigators.
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