David Furnish calls alleged phone tapping by Daily Mail publisher an ‘abomination’By Jess Glass and Callum Parke, Press AssociationFilmmaker David Furnish called the alleged stealing of information and tapping of his and Sir Elton John’s landline an “abomination”, the High Court has heard in the trial of his claim against the Daily Mail’s publisher. The couple allege 10 articles about them between 2002 and 2015 were based on unlawful information gathering, including unlawfully obtained medical information. David Furnish gave evidence remotely on Thursday (Elizabeth Cook/PA) Photo by Elizabeth CookOn the fourteenth day of the trial on Thursday, Furnish gave evidence remotely, appearing via videolink at the court in London. In his written evidence, the filmmaker said he and John “have a long and difficult history with The Mail”. Discussing an article about this in his written evidence, Furnish said: “The Mail used the birth certificate story to feed into their homophobic agenda.

Source: Irish Independent February 05, 2026 19:57 UTC