Michael Le Vell, who has been in Coronation Street since 1983, says he became 'extremely paranoid' and 'alienated decent people in my life' as he wondered where newspaper stories had come from
Coronation Street star Michael Le Vell has said the legal fight with Mirror Group Newspapers over phone hacking has taken"years off his life" and transported him to"really dark places".
Speaking on the final day of evidence at the Rolls Building in central London, Le Vell, whose real name is Michael Turner, said of the saga:"It's taken about five years off my life. Regarding that arrest, he said he remembered seeing an article and"wondering how the press got hold of this information".He continued:"It just makes me sound like I was a broken man, and I was, but I didn't want the world knowing."In written evidence before the court, Le Vell said he had become"extremely paranoid" over stories about him in the press and that he blamed people around him.
He claims journalists there were linked to phone hacking; so-called"blagging" or gaining information by deception; and the use of private investigators for unlawful activities.MGN denies Le Vell's claim, arguing there is"no evidence" of voicemail interception or unlawful information gathering relating to him.
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