Witness Claims Tabloid Lawsuit Built on Lies

0:00On March 23rd, a key witness in Prince Harry's privacy lawsuit against the Daily Mail's publisher dropped a bombshell in London's high court. Mmm-hmm. Week. Gavin Burles testified that he never signed a statement accusing him of gathering info for associated newspapers through tactics like voicemail, hacking and deception. Harry, Elton John, and five others claimed the company's tabloids engaged in unlawful practices over the past 30 years, but associated denies all. Wrongdoing. Burles spoke by video link from an undisclosed spot overseas, citing threats to him and his family. He insisted the claimant's lawyers had been tricked and called the whole case built on lies. The statement in question alleged he targeted hundreds or thousands of people for the publisher, forming a big part of their evidence. Tensions ran high as the claimant's lawyer treated Burles as a hostile witness during sharp back and forth. Associated argues the lawsuit is fabricated, funded by press critics, with a research team paying witnesses for stories.

1:04Burles said he only learned his name was tied to the case in January 2023 and got furious about it. He revealed he'd agreed to a book deal and documentaries with the claimant's researchers for 75,000 pounds but never worked for, associated. Burles approached the publisher himself, believing one claimant was being misled. He stressed the entire narrative was fiction. With Burles as the final witness after months of testimony from Harry and others, closing arguments come later this month, potentially deciding if the tabloids face big penalties. This has been Global News Today, powered by AI.