Summary
Elizabeth Hurley gave a statement in court claiming that the publisher of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday invaded her privacy. She is one of seven well-known individuals accusing the publisher of using illegal methods to gather personal information over the past 20 years. The publisher, Associated Newspapers Limited, denies any wrongdoing.
Key Facts
- Elizabeth Hurley claims that the Mail tapped her phones and placed microphones on her windows to gather stories.
- Hurley's claims involve 15 articles, some of which concern her son Damian and his father.
- She alleges the Mail also stole her medical information while she was pregnant.
- Seven high-profile individuals, including Hurley and Prince Harry, have accused the publisher of unlawful information gathering.
- The accused publisher, Associated Newspapers Limited, denies these allegations and says the claims are late.
- Legal rules generally require privacy cases to be brought within six years unless victims could not do so earlier.
- Prince Harry, also involved, says the publisher made life difficult for his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.
- The case is being heard at London's Royal Courts of Justice and continues.
