Liz Hurley Testifies in Daily Mail Case: 'My Home Landline Was Tapped'
Actor Liz Hurley was "devastated" by the allegation that her home landlines had been tapped, the trial in her legal action against the publisher of the Daily Mail has revealed. The actress said she had not come across this brutal invasion of privacy in either of her two battles with other newspapers.
In her written evidence, Liz Hurley described the Mail's unlawful acts against her as "landline tapping my phones and recording my live telephone conversations, placing surreptitious mics on my home windows, stealing my medical information when I was pregnant with Damian and other monstrous, staggering things."
Hurley said that the discovery of the Daily Mail having tapped her landlines and recorded her live telephone conversations devastated her. She described it as a "brutal invasion of privacy" and said she had not come across anything like this in her previous battles with other newspapers.
When asked why she did not complain about 15 articles published between 2002 and 2011, Hurley replied that complaints were for libel cases and that the articles were essentially true because people were listening to her speak. However, she acknowledged that sometimes she would worry if she had said something too loudly, only to discover there were microphones on the windowsill of her dining room.
The trial in Hurley's case is one of seven brought by prominent figures against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), which also publishes the Mail on Sunday. ANL has strongly denied any wrongdoing and is defending the claims.
Actor Liz Hurley was "devastated" by the allegation that her home landlines had been tapped, the trial in her legal action against the publisher of the Daily Mail has revealed. The actress said she had not come across this brutal invasion of privacy in either of her two battles with other newspapers.
In her written evidence, Liz Hurley described the Mail's unlawful acts against her as "landline tapping my phones and recording my live telephone conversations, placing surreptitious mics on my home windows, stealing my medical information when I was pregnant with Damian and other monstrous, staggering things."
Hurley said that the discovery of the Daily Mail having tapped her landlines and recorded her live telephone conversations devastated her. She described it as a "brutal invasion of privacy" and said she had not come across anything like this in her previous battles with other newspapers.
When asked why she did not complain about 15 articles published between 2002 and 2011, Hurley replied that complaints were for libel cases and that the articles were essentially true because people were listening to her speak. However, she acknowledged that sometimes she would worry if she had said something too loudly, only to discover there were microphones on the windowsill of her dining room.
The trial in Hurley's case is one of seven brought by prominent figures against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), which also publishes the Mail on Sunday. ANL has strongly denied any wrongdoing and is defending the claims.
it's like, total invasion of privacy, you know? i mean, liz hurley said she was devastated when she found out about this - and honestly, who wouldn't be?! 
15 articles were published without her knowledge or consent... that's some messed up stuff right there. it's no wonder she's taking action against the daily mail 
seriously though, this trial needs to get to the bottom of it.
. Like, what's next? Tapping her kid's school lines or something? 
ANL is denying any wrongdoing, but I'm not buying it... they're probably hiding some shady stuff behind those corporate doors 
. Hurley's all upset about this, but honestly, she should've expected it considering the level of scrutiny she gets as a celebrity 
. And let's be real, if 15 articles are basically true because people were listening in on her conversations... that's just a recipe for disaster 
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I'm like totally shocked to hear that Liz Hurley's personal info got invaded like that! But, you know what they say - when life gives you lemons, make lemonade right? 
In all seriousness, it's crazy to think about how easy it is for private info to get compromised these days. Like, we should be grateful that she's speaking out and taking action against the Daily Mail! 
It's also kinda interesting that she mentions people were listening to her speak in those articles... like, who knew? 
. I don't get why the Daily Mail thought they could just tap into her phone like that. Isn't that, like, illegal or something? 
I can imagine how devastating it must be to have your private life invaded like that. And why didn't she just report it earlier? Wasn't it a major thing back in the day? 
I can understand why Liz Hurley was devastated by this discovery - it's like having your private life exposed for everyone to see. And what really gets me is that the Daily Mail thought they could get away with this and publish 15 articles about her without any consequences... talk about a double standard 
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I don't think I'd ever want my personal life to be on display like that. I'm not surprised it happened with the Daily Mail though, they've always been a bit sensationalist for me.
I guess you can't always know who's listening, but still.
I feel so bad for Liz Hurley, she must be going through some serious emotional trauma right now. 
The fact that the Daily Mail thought it was okay to do this to her is just, wow...