In court, Mr Seymour was asked about former Mirror editor Piers Morgan and a story about Princess Diana, which he gives detail about in his witness statement, saying: "I was at the Daily Mirror for the entire duration of Mr Morgan's editorship and came to learn of some of the dubious methods being used to get stories in the Mirror." Mr Seymour briefly appeared in court earlier this afternoon to give evidence about his experiences of alleged phone hacking while he worked at the Mirror - these do not relate to stories about Mr Turner. "To be honest, I never really thought about it until someone got in touch with me to point things out."ĭuring a break in evidence from Coronation Street actor Michael Turner, who plays Kevin Webster, here are more details from the witness statement submitted by former Mirror political group editor David Seymour. "There just seems to be a few coincidences, let's say," the actor replies. "Being a mole or leaking was one of the worst things you could do in our business," he tells the court, and says he was "mortified" that his co-star Craig Charles, best known for starring in Red Dwarf, thought he had been leaking information.Īsked to clarify whether he genuinely thought this was worse than being accused of sexual offences, he replies: "It's not, obviously." He says he said this to emphasise the severity of the accusation and how awful he felt about it.įinishing his questioning, Mr Munden asks what it is that has convinced Mr Turner he was the victim of unlawful information gathering. This was before he was accused of sexual offences in 2011 - which he was later cleared of - he clarifies in court. "I remember saying at the time that I found this more offensive than being called a sex offender," Mr Turner says in his statement. MGN's lawyer Richard Munden is now asking Coronation Street actor Michael Turner about a line in his witness statement, in which he says he was asked by a co-star if he was a mole. Mr Turner's evidence is due to resume tomorrow.He told how his Corrie co-stars thought he was a "mole" - and said in his witness statement that he said at the time he found this "more offensive than being called a sex offender".During cross-examination by MGN's lawyer, Mr Turner conceded that some details included in stories he has complained about were available publicly.The actor's claim concerns 28 articles published between 19, covering a range of stories - including a burglary at his home and the births of his children.He told the High Court it makes him "furious" to think journalists were allegedly hacking into his voicemails when he was accused of sexual offences - which he was later cleared of - and at his "lowest point".Coronation Street star Michael Turner, who plays Kevin Webster and is known professionally as Michael Le Vell, told the court he believes he was the victim of unlawful information gathering due to "a few coincidences, let's say".Mr Seymour said he had never been involved in unlawful information gathering himself.In his witness statement, he said Mr Morgan used "dubious" methods and that a story about Princess Diana was "cruel, intrusive and false".Former Mirror political journalist David Seymour told the court that former editor Piers Morgan knew how to hack phones.Coronation Street actor Michael Turner and former Mirror journalists David Seymour and Phillip Penfold have given evidence today.
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