Amid Taylor Swift's jet-tracking legal drama, which other celebs have privacy lawsuits?

One college student knowing Taylor Swift's private jet usage all too well has sparked questions about privacy. How much privacy are celebrities entitled to? What celebrity intel is public and legal? And what information is illegal?

For years, University of Central Florida student Jack Sweeney has posted celebrities' publicly available flight data to various social media platforms. In 2022, the now 21-year-old made headlines when his X account tracking the whereabouts of Elon Musk's jet was banned by Musk himself.

Sweeney has come into the spotlight once again after he was confronted by Swift's legal team regarding his now-defunct Instagram page @taylorswiftjets. There, he reported her flight activity and estimated the carbon emissions produced by these trips, drawing attention to the controversial issue of luxury celebrity travel.

The college student received the first cease-and-desist in December and a second letter last month from Swift's lawyers, threatening to pursue further legal action if Sweeney did not stop what they called "stalking and harassing behavior," the Washington Post reported.

Most recently, Sweeney and his lawyers have defended his social media posts, claiming that he did nothing illegal as all the information he posted was already publicly available.

The entire hubbub might have people wondering: which other celebrities have pursued legal action against fans and other entities digging into sensitive intel?

Here's a non-comprehensive list, from most to least recent cases.

Which celebrities have pursued legal action regarding their privacy?

1. Prince Harry v. the British Media

Last year, Prince Harry launched a series of lawsuits against British tabloid publishers for allegedly invading his privacy, including hacking his phone and accessing his voice mail messages.

In December of last year, the Duke of Sussex was awarded 140,000 pounds ($177,000) in damages after a judge found that phone hacking was “widespread and habitual” at Mirror Group Newspapers – the publisher of the Daily Mirror – in the late 1990s.

Harry is still pursuing cases against the publishers of The Sun and the Daily Mail over allegations of illegal snooping.

2. Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews v. stalker Michael David Barrett

In 2016, Fox Sports reporter and former "Dancing with the Stars" co-host Erin Andrews was awarded $55 million in a civil case against stalker Michael David Barrett.

Eight years prior, Barrett altered a peephole to Andrews' room in the Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University and secretly recorded nude videos of the then-ESPN reporter. Andrews sued him and the hotel owner, West End Hotel Partners, and its management company, Windsor Capital Group, saying their failures led Barrett to find her room and access her.

3. Ex-wrestler Hulk Hogan v. Gawker Media

In 2013, ex-wrestler Terry Gene Bollea, known professionally as "Hulk Hogan," filed a lawsuit against Gawker Media, publisher of the Gawker website, for posting a sex tape of Hogan and his friend's wife, Heather Clem.

In March 2016, the jury found Gawker Media guilty of the privacy invasion allegations, awarding Hogan $115 million in damages and reaching a $31 million settlement with the media company. Gawker subsequently filed for bankruptcy.

4. Paris Hilton v. 'Paris Exposed' website

Media personality Paris Hilton sued the owners behind a website, dubbed "Paris Exposed," in 2007 under allegations of copyright infringement and publication of private facts.

The site, which has since been taken down, reportedly contained Hilton's medical records, bank account information, credit card information, contracts and other legal documents, diaries, home videos and photographs of Hilton.

She settled with Nabila Haniss, one of the website owners, in 2007.

5. Jennifer Aniston v. British magazines

Jennifer Aniston sued two British magazines in 2002 for publishing pictures of her sunbathing topless.

The "Friends" star took legal action against the publishers of High Society and Celebrity Skin magazines, which had obtained the photos from paparazzi who scaled the neighbor's fence to view Aniston, the suit claimed.

In an out-of-court settlement, the actress received $550,000 and an apology from the photographer who snapped the photo.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Taylor Swift private jet lawsuit: 5 more celebs who sued over privacy