Overview
- Testifying to the High Court by video, Elton John alleged unlawful access to his and his family's medical details and the early publication of his son's birth certificate.
- David Furnish told the court the certificate was obtained before the parents saw it and said the Mail exploited their friendships to obtain private information.
- John said the family's three landlines were tapped, describing the intrusion as beyond basic standards of decency.
- Associated Newspapers denied wrongdoing, arguing some details were already public and saying the birth record came via a formal request to Los Angeles authorities.
- The lawsuit is part of a nine-week High Court hearing brought by seven public figures, including Prince Harry, over alleged unlawful newsgathering from 1993 to 2018.