Liz Hurley 'devastated' by allegation of phone tapping, court is told

ACTRESS 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 been told.

- PRESS ASSOCIATION REPORTERS

Elizabeth Hurley leaves the Royal Courts of Justice in central London, on day four of the trial over allegations of unlawful information gathering brought against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL)

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Hurley is one of seven people, including the Duke of Sussex, Sir Elton John, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and Sir Simon Hughes, suing the publisher over allegations of unlawful information — gathering (UIG).

Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) strongly denies wrongdoing and is defending the claims.

Yesterday, actress Liz Hurley, accompanied by her son Damian, attended court to give evidence.

The alleged unlawful information gathering in Hurley's case relates to 15 articles between 2002 and 2011.

In her witness statement, she said the allegation that her home landlines had been tapped “devastated” her.