Elton John sues the 'Mail' for revealing his health data and the birth of his son

London.- British singer Elton John accused this Friday Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), publisher of 'Daily Mail' and 'Mail on Sunday', of an "aberrant" invasion of privacy by revealing details of his health and the birth of his first child through a surrogate mother.

John testified before the High Court in London, in a trial that began on January 19 where seven people, including Prince Harry and actress Liz Hurley, are suing ANL for allegedly obtaining confidential information by unlawful means, such as phone tapping, deception or data theft, often through private detectives, between 1993 and 2011 and, in some cases, until 2018. The artist, who was the last of the plaintiffs to testify, appeared by videoconference, after his husband, David Furnish, had previously done so, of whom he said that "he speaks for both of us". In the case of John and Furnish, their complaint against the headers focuses on ten articles published between 2000 and 2015.

"Our complaint addresses some of the most horrendous things imaginable in terms of invasion of privacy," John stated when questioned by ANL's lawyer, Catrin Evans.

Faced with the company's argument that the group, which filed its lawsuit in 2022, did so out of time (normally, a maximum of six years after the last alleged offense), the singer argued that he filed it when he learned "of the seriousness of what happened", after learning of the revelations of some detectives involved. In his written testimony, Elton John denounced that the 'Mail' secretly investigated him "during periods when he was hospitalized." "We have also seen documents that prove their intense investigation into the birth of our first son, Zachary. We do not believe there was any legitimate way they could have discovered details about our egg donor, the embryos, and issues related to paternity," he stated.

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"I have dedicated my life to my music, but that doesn't mean that deeply personal issues, which I have the right to manage privately, have to be public knowledge," he added. Some of the victims' lawyers are expected to continue testifying next week in a nine-week trial that is expected to conclude at the end of March, after which the court will issue its ruling.