Elton John & Others Forced to Repay $13M Legal Bill Following Hacking Lawsuit Loss

The music legend is facing a hefty payment after a failed lawsuit claiming the Daily Mail of unlawfully obtaining private information. Elton John and David Furnish at the Jacquemus Men’s Fall/Winter 2026 fashion show as part of Paris Men’s Fashion Week held at Musée National Picasso on January 25, 2026 in Paris, France. Swan Gallet/WWD Trending on Billboard Prince Harry, Elton John and others must repay a £9.54 million ($13 million) legal bill following the loss of their hacking lawsuit against the Daily Mail. In July, London’s High Court dismissed claims made by the Duke of Sussex, John and others that alleged the Daily Mail published stories after unlawfully obtaining information by hacking into their messages, tapping landlines or acquiring medical records. Related In a ruling on Friday (Aug. 21), Judge Mr. Justice Nicklin detailed the “conduct of the trial” and criticized the case put forward by the claimants’ legal team. In particular, he noted “the objective breadth and character of the case as advanced, the speculative and inferential foundation on which many serious allegations rested, the maintenance of serious allegations after the evidential position should have been reassessed, the way in which unpleaded or unsupported allegations were put at
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