The bizarre theater surrounding the tabloid phone-hacking scandal that’s rocked Britain’s media world has the Internet exploding with comedic, satirical jabs about the players involved.
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Rupert Murdoch Has Joined Twitter, But His Wife’s Account Isn’t Real
Wendi Deng—easily the most famous pie-defender on Twitter— publicly censored her husband, Rupert Murdoch, for sending out a potentially offensive tweet. That’s what the British media led the world to believe for 24 hours, anyway.
End of the ‘World’: Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World To Close After Phone Hacking Scandal
James Murdoch has announced that Sunday’s edition of the British tabloid News of the World will be its last.
‘Jonnie Marbles’ Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Rupert Murdoch with Pie
Jonathan May-Bowles pleaded guilty on Friday to assault. In this case, assault means putting a foam pie in Rupert Murdoch’s face.
Rupert Murdoch Files for Divorce from Wendi Deng
Rumors of marital trouble and a possible divorce have been circulating ever since people noticed that Deng seemed “impatient” with Murdoch and was “snippy” with him at the Academy Awards in February.
Singer Charlotte Church: Murdoch Asked for Wedding Gig In Exchange for Good Press
Welsh soprano Charlotte Church testified today before the U.K.’s media ethics inquiry, which has centered around Rupert Murdoch’s News International. She revealed that two years after she launched her career as a 11-year-old
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Watch: Man Rushes At Rupert Murdoch With Plate of Foam During Parliament Hearing
Chaos broke out during today’s phone-hacking inquiry in the British House of Commons when a man, identified as comedian Jonnie Marbles, sprung at CEO Rupert Murdoch with a plate of white foam, Sky News reports.
Wendi Deng: The Life and Times of Mrs. Rupert Murdoch
By now most of the world knows that Wendi Deng can pounce on an attacker wielding foam. But there’s much more to the Chinese immigrant who married the media tycoon.
Double Trouble: James Murdoch Could Face Legal Battle on Both Sides of the Atlantic
In the wake of the News of the World hacking scandal, both the U.S. and the U.K. may prepare charges against the News Corp. heir apparent.
Parents of Murdered Schoolgirl First to Testify at Murdoch Phone Hacking Inquiry
British tabloid News of the World hacked into the voicemail of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, leading her parents to hope, falsely, that she might be alive and checking her phone. Today, her parents shared their heartbreak.
Murdoch Apologizes to Britain in Full-Page Ad in Every Newspaper
British newspaper readers were greeted by a simple but bold apology as they flipped through the morning headlines.
Goodbye, Page 3? Internet Buzzes over Rupert Murdoch Tweet on Topless Tabloid
Could Rupert Murdoch’s tweet lead to the end of The U.K.’s Page 3 topless models?