British actor Hugh Grant has been accused by journalists the sun Private investigators could have gone on trial to tap his phone and break into his home, but their allegations of voicemail interception were made too late, London’s High Court ruled Friday.
Grant, along with King Charles’ son Prince Harry, accused Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers (NGN) of illegal intelligence gathering. the sun.
Judge Timothy Fancourt said in a written decision released Friday that Grant’s allegations about the interception of voice messages are outside the statute of limitations for legal action.
But the judge said Grant’s charges of “wiretapping, eavesdropping, eavesdropping, stealing and instructing private investigators to do any of these” will be assessed at a trial expected to take place in January 2024.
A spokesperson for NGN said the publisher was happy with Grant’s complaint the sun have been rejected by the court. “Mr. Subsidy is what NGN remains,” he added.
Grant said in a statement: “I am delighted that my case will be able to go to trial, which is something I have always wanted – because the truth about its operations must come out. the sun. As my case makes clear, the charges are much broader and deeper than intercepting voicemails.
NGN asked the judge to dismiss Harry’s case at a hearing in April, but the outcome of his case is not expected before a new hearing in July, in which Harry will be authorized to rely on an alleged “confidentiality agreement” between him and Buckingham Palace. Best NGN Stats.
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Grant-like is known for his cinematic comedies Love happens This is Notting Hill Has become a prominent press reform activist since the wiretapping scandal broke.
Earlier, he took legal action against NGN over the former tabloid World newsIt was resolved in 2012.
His latest lawsuit lays the blame on journalists the sun He used private investigators to wiretap your landline, place listening and monitoring devices in your home and car, and trespass on your property to obtain personal information.
NGN denies the allegations and its attorneys argued in an April hearing that it was “unrealistic” that it had insufficient knowledge to take legal action against Grant. the sun Sooner than that.
Friday’s ruling comes amid a trial over allegations of illegal intelligence gathering brought by Harry and others against Mirror Group Newspapers. Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror This is Sunday people. MGN vehemently denies the allegations.
Harry is expected to testify in person in early June, becoming the first British monarch to do so since the 19th century.
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