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Sir Elton John and David Furnish, pictured together in 2024, have been giving evidence in court
Sir Elton John has said it was "truly sickening" to learn details of how the Daily Mail breached his privacy in relation to his health issues, and the birth of his son.
In a witness statement read to the High Court, Sir Elton described press intrusions when he was in hospital, saying the breaches were "outside even the most basic standards of human decency".
The musician and his husband David Furnish are among seven people, including Prince Harry, Elizabeth Hurley and Baroness Doreen Lawrence, suing the publisher of the newspaper and the Mail on Sunday for breaches of privacy.
Their publisher, Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), denies all allegations of unlawful information gathering.
Sir Elton said he felt "passionately" about "how wrong it is that such gross invasions could have been inflicted upon us and our family and friends without us ever knowing".
He added: "I have found The Mail's deliberate invasion into my medical health and medical details surrounding the birth of our son Zachary abhorrent and outside even the most basic standards of human decency".
Furnish previously told the court that the couple had been "profoundly affected" by not knowing how many times they were targeted by the Daily Mail.
