British actor Hugh Grant claims that the Sun tabloid broke into his apartment to plant bed bugs to get information about his personal life. At the same time, he claims that a tracking device was also installed in his car.

In his lawsuit, Grant said, “My charge relates to unlawful acts committed by Sun, including burglary on warrant, invasion of private property for the purpose of obtaining information by wiretapping, wiretapping, and surveillance by private detectives.”

Grant said that in 2011 his London apartment was robbed, and the next day the newspaper detailed the interior of the house. The actor also claims that in the 2000s, Sun hired private investigators to search two properties linked to his film company and his ex-girlfriend. Elizabeth Harley.

Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers, Sun’s parent company, denies all allegations and says it did nothing wrong. A spokesman for the company said, “The Sun categorically denies allegations that it instructed anyone to break into Hugh Grant’s home.”

In a similar case, a celebrity group including Elizabeth Hurley, Sadie Frost, David Furnish and Doreen Lawrence accuse Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) of hiring private detectives to carry out illegal activities such as installing listening devices in homes and cars and illegally recording phone calls. conversations.

They also allege that the publisher used corrupt police officers to obtain confidential information, compromised bank accounts, and engaged in forgery and fraud to gain access to medical records.

According to the Guardian