"I got a phonecall from the police saying your name is in a notebook and I joined one of the bundles of people who took that to court, says the actor, David Tennant, carefully. I mean, at the time I was in Doctor Who so I was useful for a story, I suppose It didn't come as a massive surprise, but the whole thing had always felt like a gross invasion."
"Tennant is one of more than 1,600 people who has settled out of court with the publishers of the now defunct News of the World over the phone-hacking scandal, which closed Britain's biggest-selling Sunday newspaper and shone a light on the cosy relationships between some parts of the media, government and police in the UK. He is cautious when talking about his experience. I get very confused as to what I am legally allowed to talk about, he admits."
David Tennant received a police call informing him that his name appeared in a notebook and he joined a group of claimants who took the matter to court. The intrusion occurred while he starred in Doctor Who, making him a tabloid target, and he described the experience as a gross invasion that felt like a loss of moral compass and humanity. More than 1,600 people settled out of court with the publishers of the now-defunct News of the World after revelations of phone hacking. The scandal exposed cosy ties between parts of the media, government and police, led to the paper's closure in 2011, Murdoch's apology, trials of key figures, and legal actions that extended for years.
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