Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Britain - Hugh Grant Secretly Tapes News Of The World Phone Hacking Whistleblower Paul McMullen


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Audio tapes have been released of secret recordings made by Hugh Grant during a conversation with a whistleblower in the News of the World phone-hacking scandal.

The tapes were made following a chance meeting with Paul McMullen after Grant's car had broken down in Kent.

McMullen gave Grant a lift to where he was going to and then invited him "to drop into his pub" sometime in Dover - during the journey phone-hacking was the only topic of conversation.

Grant claims to be a victim of phone-hacking.

In an article written for the New Statesman, Grant said he accepted the offer to find out more about the scandal and thought "it might be more fun if I secretly taped him".

In one excerpt from the tape Grant asked McMullen if he had been "leant on by the News of the World, News International, since you blew the whistle".

McMullen: "No, they've kept their distance. I mean, there's people who have much better records - my records are non-existent. There are people who actually have tapes and transcripts they did for Andy Coulson."

Grant: "And where are these tapes and transcripts?"

McMullen: "In their drawers and their offices..."

Grant: "Do you think they've been destroyed?"

McMullen: "No, I'm sure they're saving them till they retire."

Andy Coulson - the former editor of the News of the World - has always denied any knowledge of phone-hacking activities at the paper.

In another excerpt, the former journalist claimed some police officers gave information to journalists.

McMullen: "So the police don't particularly want to investigate."

Grant: "But do you think they're going to have to now?"

McMullen: "I mean - 20% of the Met has taken backhanders from tabloid hacks. So why would they want to open up that can of worms?...And what's wrong with that, anyway? It doesn't hurt anyone particularly. I mean, it could hurt someone's career - but isn't that the dance with the devil you have to play?"

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1     (new)     Transformers: Dark of the Moon  /  Youtube
Directed by Michael Bay and starringShia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley - Shia LaBeouf returns as Sam Witwicky in "Transformers: Dark of the Moon." When a mysterious event from Earth's past erupts into the present day it threatens to bring a war to Earth so big that the Transformers alone will not be able to save us. (Paramount Pictures)  
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2     (1)     Cars 2  /  Youtube
Directed by John Lasseter, Brad Lewis and starring Larry the Cable Guy , Owen Wilson, Emily Mortimer, Michael Caine, Eddie Izzard - Star racecar Lightning McQueen and the incomparable tow truck Mater take their friendship to exciting new places when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world's fastest car. But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage....(Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures).
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3     (2)     Bad Teacher  /  Youtube
Directed by Jake Kasdan and starring Cameron Diaz, Lucy Punch, Jason Segel, Justin Timberlake, John Michael Higgins - Some teachers just don't give an F. For example, there's Elizabeth. She's foul-mouthed, ruthless, and inappropriate. She drinks, she gets high, and she can't wait to marry her meal ticket and get out of her bogus day job. When she's dumped by her fiance, she sets her plan in motion to win over a rich, handsome substitute - competing for his affections with an overly energetic colleague, Amy. When Elizabeth...

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4     (new)     Larry Crowne  /  Youtube
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5    (new)     Monte Carlo  /  Youtube
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6     (4)     Super 8  /  Youtube 
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7     (3)     Green Lantern  /  Youtube
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9     (8)     Bridesmaids Youtube 
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10     (10)     Midnight in Paris  /  Youtube
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