Prince Harry has accused Morgan of targeting himself and Markle with a 'barrage of horrific personal attacks and intimidation.'
In his witness statement, released to the court on Tuesday in his legal fight over articles published during Morgan's time as editor of the, Harry took aim at the broadcaster, alleging that his repeated takedowns of the couple were an intimidation tactic.
"Unfortunately, as a consequence of me bringing my Mirror Group claim, both myself and my wife have been subjected to a barrage of horrific personal attacks and intimidation from Piers Morgan...," he wrote."Presumably in retaliation and in the hope that I will back down, before being able to hold him properly accountable for his unlawful activity towards both me and my mother during his editorship.
In May, when at a pre-trial hearing, Morgan was accused of phone hacking by Harry's legal team, he said:On Tuesday evening he told journalists waiting outside his west London home that he"didn't see" Harry's witness statement accusations, and when told the prince described him as"vile," he msaid:"I wish him luck with his privacy campaign and I look forward to reading it in his next book.
Piers Morgan photographed during his time as editor of the Daily Mirror newspaper, December 14, 1998. The paper's publisher Mirror Group Newspapers is being sued by Prince Harry over allegations of unlawful information gathering between 1996 and 2011.
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