Two Coronation Street stars and a sports agent who has represented high-profile footballers such as David Beckham and Michael Owen have settled phone-hacking damages actions, the High Court has heard. Two Coronation Street stars and a sports agent who has represented high-profile footballers such as David Beckham and Michael Owen have settled phone-hacking damages actions, the High Court has heard. Mr Bayliff, who has also represented sportsmen such as Dwight Yorke and Jonathan Woodgate, has also accepted a payment of damages, the court heard. During Tuesday’s proceedings, all three received a public apology on behalf of the publishers. Ryan Thomas played Jason Grimshaw in Coronation Street from 2000-2016 (Ian West/PA)Claire Greaney, for 35-year-old Ms O’Brien, told the judge that she and Mr Thomas had a “high-profile relationship”, and “the two have a daughter together”.

Source: Irish Independent April 02, 2019 12:11 UTC