On Tuesday, three years after the News of the World phone hacking scandal first broke, former head of News International Rebekah Brooks was acquitted of all charges against her, as was her husband and her personal assistant. How did this happen?
Kate Middleton really has no privacy, and we’re not talking paparazzi cameras. A former royal editor at the now shuttered News of the World newspaper admitted to hacking the Duchess’ voicemail no less than 155 times. 1.5.5.
After apparently being victimized in the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, rom-com thespian Hugh Grant has, according to the Associated Press, received a "substantial" settlement from the now-defunct muckraking organization. Grant's lawyer Mark Thompson briefly told the media that the actor's claim arose from…
Yet another victim of the New of the World phone-hacking scandal has emerged: Elle MacPherson's former business advisor and friend, Mary-Ellen Field. Field testified before the official inquiry into the scandal that she was fired by the supermodel, who wrongly believed Field was leaking personal information about her…
Ousted News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks stands accused of violating some of society's most cherished morals and values. And yes, we're talking about her hair.
Depending on who you talk to, Rupert Murdoch getting cream pied in the face was hilarious, deserved, disgraceful, embarrassing, silly, or some combination thereof. For Murdoch's wife, 43-year-old Wendi Deng, the act was a call to arms- or rather, hands. Footage of the incident shows Deng leaping to her husband's aid…
When Milly Dowler, 13, went missing in 2002, investigators were misled and her desperate family was temporarily cheered. That's because they believed the fact that voicemail messages were being deleted from her phone meant she was still alive. In fact, the Rupert Murdoch-owned News Of The World was deleting the…
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are suing News Of The World for reporting that they split last month. To further squash the rumors, Angie gushes about how Brad's changed her for the better in Australian Marie Claire. [BBC, Coco Perez]
Star Magazine reports tonight that News of the World reports that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are splitting, possible because no one saw her at the Haiti telethon. They'll supposedly share custody of their kids and $330 million. [Star Magazine]
