Last year, News Corp, the global media empire headed by Rupert Murdoch, was the target of worldwide condemnation (and more than a bit of schadenfreude). This all stemmed from truly shocking revelations that one of its London tabloids, News of the World (NOTW), had routinely hacked the phones and email accounts of everyone from celebrities to… Read more.
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Rupert Murdoch Behind Phone-Hacking scandal
Few people seemed concerned about the legal and ethical implications earlier this year when the News of the World (NOTW), Britain’s most popular weekly tabloid, issued a public apology and paid over $150,000.00 to actress Sienna Miller for illegally hacking her cell phone and eavesdropping on her voice messages. This did not change even when… Read more.
Fergie caught in Royal sting…
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, has been little more than a public embarrassment for the British Royal family ever since she married Prince Andrew in 1986, notwithstanding the popular myth about her injecting a bit of life into the moribund monarchy. And, frankly, this stemmed far more from her own insecurities, which compelled her to… Read more.