“Many articles identified by Mr Walliams were highly intrusive and were published at a time of intense media intrusion into his life.
“By intercepting his voicemails, MGN would have been privy to messages of a highly personal nature,” he said.
Many relationships were damaged or destroyed as a result of MGN’s conduct and this is a source of huge regret to Mr Walliams.”
Walliams alleged that the newspaper publisher targeted him between 2003 and 2010, with his friends and colleagues being targeted unlawfully to obtain private information.