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| Leveson Inquiry: Actress Sienna Miller gives evidence | |
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| Actress Sienna Miller is addressing the judge-led inquiry into media ethics. | |
| Lord Justice Leveson is hearing from alleged victims of press intrusion at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. | |
| Ms Miller formally settled for £100,000 in damages and costs earlier this year after the News of the World hacked into several of her mobile phones. | |
| A witness known as HJK earlier gave evidence. Ex-Formula 1 head Max Mosley, Harry Potter author JK Rowling and lawyer Mark Thomson will also appear. | |
| Ms Miller has appeared in films including Alfie, Layer Cake and Stardust, and has been the subject of media attention for her relationships with partners such as actor Jude Law. | |
| In June, London's High Court heard that the actress had been the subject of numerous articles in 2005 and 2006 which contained "intrusive and private information". | |
| Ms Miller said she had not known if someone close to her was leaking information to the media or her phone was being hacked, and had changed her phone number three times. | |
| Accepting liability, News Group newspapers, which owned the now-closed newspaper News of the World, apologised to Ms Miller for the "harassment and distress" it had caused her. | |
| Ms Miller described incidents of media driving illegally while following her and questioned why having a camera made it legal for people to chase her. | |
| "I would often find myself - I was 21 - at midnight running down a dark street," she said. | |
| Ms Miller said it was "very daunting" to take action against News of the World, but decided that she had to after seeing evidence provided by the police. | |
| Ms Miller said that when personal stories began appearing in the media, she began questioning those close to her, previously having felt "very protected". | |
| "I'm very lucky I have a very tight group of friends and a very supportive family," she said. | |
| In one instance, the actress said she had gathered people in a room to question them after a story emerged based on something only four people knew about. "I accused someone in that room of selling a story." | |
| Ms Miller told the inquiry that she had felt terrible when she realised no-one had betrayed her. She said it was "unfathomable" that someone could feel comfortable hacking phones. | |
| "The effect that it had on my life was really damaging to me and to my family and friends." | |
| Lord Justice Leveson's inquiry is looking at the "culture, practices and ethics of the media" and whether the self-regulation of the press works. | Lord Justice Leveson's inquiry is looking at the "culture, practices and ethics of the media" and whether the self-regulation of the press works. |
| A second phase of the inquiry will commence after the conclusion of a police investigation into News of the World phone hacking and any resultant prosecutions. It will examine the extent of unlawful conduct by the press and look at the police's initial hacking investigation. | A second phase of the inquiry will commence after the conclusion of a police investigation into News of the World phone hacking and any resultant prosecutions. It will examine the extent of unlawful conduct by the press and look at the police's initial hacking investigation. |