Steve Coogan has claimed at the Leveson inquiry that "lurid" details of his private life were revealed by the News of the World

Steve Coogan has claimed at the Leveson inquiry that "lurid" details of his private life were revealed by the News of the World after he was set up in a "sociopathic sting" by former editor Andy Coulson and the paper's ex showbiz columnist. It says the actor and comedian told Lord Justice Leveson at London's high court on Tuesday that a News of the World showbiz columnist agreed not to publish explicit details about Mr Coogan's extra-marital affair in April 2004 if he would confirm less salacious details.