Charlotte Church News of the World

February 27th, 2012

Charlotte Church is the latest celebrity victim of the UK phone hacking scandal to be awarded a monetary settlement.

In a London court on Monday, it was announced Church, whose voicemail were repeatedly hacked, will receive $951,000.

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November 21st, 2011

Hugh Grant claims the Mail on Sunday hacked his phone for a 2007 story about his love life.

His allegations came during testimony heard by a media ethics inquiry into the British tabloid press, which has been accused of targeting celebrities and other citizens with phone hacking.

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May 13th, 2011

Sienna Miller just won $162,500 from News of the World after the British tab allegedly tapped into her cell phone’s voicemail to snoop for scoops.

Miller, who dated Jude Law, was among more than 20 celebrities who claimed the paper hired a private investigator to hack into their cell phones.

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December 12th, 2010

Elizabeth Hurley announced today that she and her husband of nearly four years, Arun Nayar, have split.

The model tweeted, “Not a great day. For the record, my husband Arun and I separated a few months ago. Our close family & friends were aware of this.”

This all comes on the heels of a story in the News of the World, which claims Hurley had an affair with Australian cricket player Shane Warne.

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December 6th, 2010

A number of sites such as GossipCenter – working off a story from the News of the World – are reporting that Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron “are being courted to be hosts of the US version of ‘The X Factor.’” Really?

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August 9th, 2010

“Lady Gaga has already taken the music world by storm,” begins a piece in the News of the World, which goes on to say, “Now, the new Queen of Pop wants people to go Gaga over her on the big screen with her own movie.”

The article adds, “The music megastar is quietly plotting to launch her film career with a big-budget blockbuster.”

Really?

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July 22nd, 2010

Back in January, the British tabloid, News of the World, wrote that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were splitting up, and making arrangements for dividing their $320 million in assets and custody of their six children.

As you’ll recall, Gossip Cop was quick to call the story “bullsplit,” because it was totally fabricated.

The stars then sued the tabloid — and won today!

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July 11th, 2010

When it came to his chimp Bubbles, Michael Jackson was completely bananas. “He wanted to give him vocal chords and asked doctors ‘Can I give him an operation so that I can know what his thoughts are,’” says La Toya.