15 celebrities with lawsuits that made front page news

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1) Prince Harry vs Mirror Group Newspapers

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In December 2023, Prince Harry won a major victory in his claim against Mirror Group Newspapers, publishers of The Mirror and Sunday Mirror. The case was from 2021, regarding unlawful practices such as phone hacking and wiretapping between 1991 and 2011. The court ruled in favor of Harry, awarding him $180,000 for 15 proven instances of unlawful information gathering. His legal win was a landmark in media accountability as his lawyer puts it such a win is aimed at stopping the future misapplication by the press. The verdict also underscored the commitment to privacy, particularly where intrusion by the press happens regularly.

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Edited by Apoorva Jujjavarapu