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UK PM Thought ‘LOL’ Meant ‘Lots Of Love’
Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks is getting grilled today as part of an inquiry conducted by the British Parliament over last year’s hacking scandal. For the most part, it’s a bit dull, but there was one amazing tidbit that surfaced. British Prime Minister didn’t know what LOL really meant until a couple…
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Rumour: Rupert Murdoch May Resign As CEO Of News Corp
Whoa, all that scandal and hacking must have taken its toll on Rupert Murdoch. CNBC Breaking news suggests the News Corp CEO is thinking of resigning his postion and turning over control to COO Chase Carey. [Twitter]
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In Defence Of Sleazy Journalism
As delightful as it’s been to watch Rupert Murdoch’s British fiefdom slowly drown in a foul swamp of wickedness and criminality, it’s worth remembering that all good reporters are amoral monsters and that without a lot of highly questionable behaviour on the part of sordid hacks around the world, we wouldn’t know half the things…
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Hugh Grant Bugs His Phone-Tapper In The Acting Role Of His Life
When actor Hugh Grant broke down in the middle of the English countryside and a paparazzi offered him a lift to the nearest town, he saw his chance to quiz the man who blew the whistle on the UK phone-tapping scandal.