Hugh Grant "I Feel Personally Violated By The Murdoch Hacking Scandal"

[democracy1st]

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How Hugh Grant Helped Expose News Corp.'s Phone-Hacking Scandal

When James Murdoch announced on Thursday that Sunday's edition of the News of the World paper would be its last, it sent shockwaves throughout the U.K.

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The announcement came amid a phone-hacking scandal that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is in the middle of. During a BBC News segment, Grant recalled a conversation that he had with Paul McMullan, at the time an employee at the News of the World.

"A guy got out of the car, started taking pictures of me," Grant said. "He was Paul McMullan, this ex-News of the World features editor. ... I finally got talking and he started boasting about how my phone had been hacked and all of the dirtiest tactics of the News of the World and about their relationship with the police and about their relationship with five sucessive prime ministers."

"I was revolted and astonished," the actor added.

But Grant wasn't done, visiting the pub that McMullan owned a few months later "and I bugged him," publishing his findings in the New Statesman. What exactly did McMullan admit to?

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-hugh-grant-helped-expose-208822

[Liberalynn]

1. I knew I loved Hugh Grant for a good reason.

More prominent people need to take the lead like he did in standing up to the bullies.

[Warpy]

2. Hugh Grant has redeemed himself in my eyes with this

because he's apparently one of the biggest whistleblowers against the Murdoch family and their rotten business.

All is forgiven, Hugh, you can pick up as many drugged out street hookers as you want to from now on. Keep playing your cards right and you might even get invited to my fantasy dinner party of decent conversationalists.

[RBInMaine]

3. Man I hope FAUX News is caught doing the same and they shut it down. Here's to hoping.