What Was News of the World Up to In Hollywood?

Hollywood has been noticeably silent over the News of the World phone hacking scandal that has Rupert Murdoch’s media empire backpedaling. Reuters says our town is “gloating silently” over the affair, due to the fact that Murdoch’s Fox Television network and 20th Century Fox film studio employ more than a few people ’round these parts.

But there are more than a few people in Hollywood who have every reason to cheer the paper’s demise. Media Matters compiled a nice roundup of Hollywood’s past clashes with NOTW.

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