Hugh Grant accuses the tabloid of using private investigators to hack his cellphone, bug his landline, break into his home, and even place a tracking device in his car.
’s media empire suffered another legal setback Friday when a London High Court judge ruled that a damages claim by the actor Hugh Grant againstnewspaper could go to trial. Grant accuses the tabloid of using private investigators to hack his cellphone, bug his landline, break into his home, and even place a tracking device in his car.
News Group Newspapers, the Murdoch-controlled company that owns the tabloid, had tried to argue that Grant’s lawsuit should be thrown out because it was not brought within a six-year time limit, but Grant argued that he had only got hold of invoices from private investigators used bytwo years ago. Judge Timothy Fancourt ruled that Grant had had sufficient time to take legal action on alleged phone hacking but said the trial should go ahead in January on his other claims.
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