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Sir Elton John expressed his distress at the invasion of his family’s privacy by the Daily Mail, describing the experience as “truly sickening” during proceedings at the High Court. The court heard that the press not only intruded into the private details surrounding the birth of his son but also published articles about Sir Elton’s personal health, actions he condemned as being “outside even the most basic standards of human decency.”
Alongside his husband, David Furnish, Sir Elton is part of a group of seven individuals—including Prince Harry, Elizabeth Hurley, and Baroness Doreen Lawrence—who have initiated legal action against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), the publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday. The publisher denies any wrongdoing related to unlawful information gathering. During his testimony, Sir Elton appeared via video link, dressed in a green suit, blue shirt, and tie, and described the case as involving “the most horrendous things in the world that you can ever suffer from a privacy point of view.”
The allegations pertain to ten articles published over a 15-year period between 2000 and 2015. In his witness statement, Sir Elton conveyed his passionate objection to the severe violations experienced by his family and close friends without their knowledge. He called the invasion into his medical records and the details concerning the birth of their son, Zachary, “abhorrent.” He stressed that despite his public life in music, deeply personal matters must remain private and denounced what he characterized as the exploitation of personal trust and relationships to extract confidential information.
When questioned by counsel for ANL, Catrin Evans KC, about why the couple did not complain when the stories initially appeared, Sir Elton admitted, “I can’t remember,” explaining that they were unaware of the full extent of the breaches at the time. Once aware, they were “outraged” and took legal recourse. The trial also revealed that an article headlined “Sick Elton cancels more tour dates” in 2009 followed a public statement from Sir Elton’s website; however, he clarified that the statement did not disclose the nature of his illness, which was more serious than the press had assumed. David Furnish added that the couple had been “profoundly affected” by not knowing the number of times they had been targeted, pointing out one incident where their son’s birth certificate was published before they had even received it. The High Court case is ongoing
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