Hugh Grant is trending after he turned the tables on an eavesdropping tabloid. Grant, a victim of voice-mail hacking by Rupert Murdoch’s
News of the World
, secretly taped journalist Paul McMullan coming clean about the electronic snooping and then sent the recording to the
New Statesman
.
According to the transcript, McMullan admits tabloid reporters have listened in on stars, prominent politicians, even Prince Charles.
The
News of the World
has printed a public apology, but the paper is facing a number of civil claims from celebrity victims, including actress Sienna Miller.
