Harry and Meghan biographer Omid Scobie ‘overheard Piers Morgan being told story was obtained by voicemails’
msn.comPrince Harry and Meghan Markle’s biographer has told the High Court he heard Piers Morgan being told that a story about pop star Kylie Minogue was obtained by voicemails.
Omid Scobie, who co-authored Finding Freedom, entered the witness box on Monday as part of the phone hacking case brought by a number of high-profile individuals, including the Duke of Sussex, against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN).
In a witness statement, Mr Scobie said that in spring 2002 he did work experience at the Daily Mirror and overheard then-editor Mr Morgan being told by the entertainment desk about a story relating to Minogue.
The royal commentator said: “I recall that during one of those days in the office - which housed the 3AM team and some ‘showbiz’ journalists in the same section – the editor of the newspaper, Piers Morgan, came over to talk with someone, I do not recall who, about a story in the works on Kylie Minogue and her, on-off, at the time, boyfriend James Gooding. “Mr Morgan was asking how confident they were in the reporting and was told that the information had come from voicemails. “I recall being surprised to hear this at the time, which is why it stuck in my mind. ”The court was told there was an invoice from a private investigator firm for £170, addressed to a showbiz journalist at the paper, for “K Minogue”.
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