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| David Tennant accepts phone-hacking damages | David Tennant accepts phone-hacking damages |
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| Actor David Tennant has accepted substantial undisclosed damages from the publishers of the now defunct News of the World over a phone-hacking claim. | Actor David Tennant has accepted substantial undisclosed damages from the publishers of the now defunct News of the World over a phone-hacking claim. |
| News Group Newspapers (NGN) settled Mr Tennant's High Court claim and issued an apology. | News Group Newspapers (NGN) settled Mr Tennant's High Court claim and issued an apology. |
| He was among six individuals who settled claims on Tuesday, including Olympic medallist Colin Jackson. | He was among six individuals who settled claims on Tuesday, including Olympic medallist Colin Jackson. |
| NGN made no admission of liability to claims relating to The Sun. | NGN made no admission of liability to claims relating to The Sun. |
| Other people who settled claims were actress Sophia Myles, party planner Fran Cutler, fashion designer Jess Morris and footballer David James's ex-wife, Tanya Frayne. | Other people who settled claims were actress Sophia Myles, party planner Fran Cutler, fashion designer Jess Morris and footballer David James's ex-wife, Tanya Frayne. |
| Tennant first launched his lawsuit in March 2017, after the parent company of the News of the World closed its compensation scheme in 2013. | |
| Civil claims against NGN have been moving through the courts since 2012 and have resulted in four aborted trials, costing the company millions in legal fees. | |
| Earlier this month four other TV stars settled claims with the publisher of The Sun and the News of the World. | Earlier this month four other TV stars settled claims with the publisher of The Sun and the News of the World. |
| Coronation Street actor Jimmi Harkishin, TV presenter Kate Thornton, comedian Vic Reeves - whose real name Jim Moir - and former Spice Girls manager Chris Herbert, all received damages on 18 January. |