Rebekah Brooks Arrested for News of the World Phone Hacking Scandal
Rebekah Brooks has gone from an employee of Rupert Murdoch, to the former editor of News of the World, to a woman under arrest all in one week.
The disgraced journalist resigned from News International on Friday, following the revelation that her newspaper tapped the phones of over 4,000 people, including celebrities and the families of 9/11 victims.
Now, British police confirm they have arrested Brooks for her role in this scandal.
Brooks stands accused of conspiring to intercept communications and of bribing cops for information. She is the sixth, and the highest-ranked, News Corp official to be arrested in this case.
The 43-year old is a friend of Prime Minster David Cameron and started working at News International in 2000.
Murdoch and his son will appear before Parliament on Tuesday and answer questions about their media empire in Great Britain.
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July 19th, 2011 2:12 AM
Charming red-head, smart, beautiful WHATEVER --- she is a sociopath! (sociopath next door) --- WE NEED TO START A NEW STANDARD FOR JOURNALISM! MAY IT BE HONEST, TRUE AND HELPFUL TO THE GOODCITIZENRY ---- CHECK FACTS, RESPECT LAWS, DO NOT CANABALIZE THE SUFFERING OF OTHERS IN ORDER TO TURN A PROFIT. MAKE A WAY TO HELP OTHERS. THIS IS WHAT we we we (THE PEOPLE, THE MAJORITY) ARE CALLED TO DO! AND NOW, TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE YOUR OWN VOICE HEARD, AND TELL THE 'MEDIA' WHAT YOU THINK -- DO NOT BE AFRAID -- THE PEOPLE MUST TAKE BACK WHAT THEY NATURALLY OWN -- JOURNALISM EXISTS BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH OF WHAT IS HAPPENING AND TO HAVE GOOD INFORMATION -- DO YOU STILL WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING? DO YOU STILL CARE? PLEASE MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD! PLEASE SOME HOW, LET'S WORK TOGETHER AND MAKE THE WORLD (JOURNALISM, JUSTICE, LAW, HOME, SECURITY, COUNTRY, HUNANITY) RIGHTEOUS AGAIN. IT IS UP TO YOU - YOU MAY NOT THINK SO, BUT IT IS. IF THE MASSES ARE OPIATED OR DULLED, THEN
July 17th, 2011 2:37 PM
I hope Murdoch and his son are arrested along with the rest of them.I am tired of seeing the old man smiling.
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July 17th, 2011 2:00 PM
I hope everyone associated with this terrible scandal gets brought up on charges, regardless of which side of the Atlantic theyre on.