Murdoch Hearing Suspended Due to Attack
Cameras cut off immediately at the Murdoch hearing as people in the room yelled—from what we could see, it looks like someone charged Rupert Murdoch from the audience. More as everyone figures out what the heck just happened. According to Josh Robin, who just rewound the tape: "Just looked at feed again – Rupert Murdoch was approached and seemingly attacked but does not appear to have been knocked down." THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A PIE ATTACK. Also: "Murdoch attacker taken out of the room in hand-cuffs," says Sky News. Apparently Wendi Deng got a swing in at the person? "Rupert Murdoch was pelted with a white substance during testimony – police have man in custody," says Times UK. And now with slo-mo video, featuring Wendi Deng lunging into action. A+++.
And here's who's taking credit for it.
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Jonnie Marbles
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Protestor said "You're a greedy billionaire" before hitting Murdoch really hard on the head. Looked like serious assault
Paul Waugh
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And the hearing has resumed.
Wendi strikes back
@bassknives I distinctly heard "RUPERT CAN'T HAVE PIE THIS LATE IN THE EVENING."
@saythatscool my afternoon pie just got snort-laughed out my nose, thanks a lot.
According to the Guardian's website:
"His wife Wendi seemed to slap the person."
Christmas has come early for our Choire.
@IBentMyWookie Holy shit at 0:05 you can totally hear her slap make contact! That was a meaty slap, vegan or no.
@jfruh I think it was more of a wallop than a slap. Also: I don't want it to be over waaaaah.
@jfruh I don't know nothing 'bout no British laws and such, but is there anyway that she could be charged with assault? I mean, it wasn't self-defence, right? I REALLY WANT HER TO BE IN JAIL, YOU GUYS. IMAGINE. IT WOULD BE NAOMI DOING COMMUNITY SERVICES X ONE MILLION
@IBentMyWookie Perhaps she could be charged with "not using a knife or broken glass when the situation called for it."
@jfruh Srsly. When in Rome, Wendi….
WENDI TOTALLY TOOK OFF HER HOOPS.
CNN has the John Madden-style super-slo-mo clicker going. Definitely looks like pie. Attacker looks like Krist Novoselic.
How's my hair?
I wonder if News Corp will also end up paying that guy's legal bills when it comes out they hired him to attack in a strategic move to make Rupert seem more sympathetic.
More like custardy.
Wendi is a ninja!
I love how he just sat there.
Can't Stop Watching!!
Those nails are begging to claw someone's face off.
So when the British cut from technical difficulties, they show bacon. I did not know this.
@keisertroll CUT TO BACON CLOSE-UP!
EGG WHITES EGG WHITES EGG WHITES
Finally, Rupert can mention Wendi and "pie" in the same sentence and not be fibbing.
Who's the woman in the gray suit? Also, are Rupert and James actually wearing a sign on their backs that says "Breaking News Hacking Scandal?"
WHAT is going on with that sign?
@spiralbetty It's like the BBC's version of the Scarlet Letter.
OMG Rupe in his shirtsleeeeeeeeeeeeves!!!!!!!!!!
Deng Fu!
Fun factoid! Someone pointed out that Louise Mensche, the one in the beginning, is recently married to the manager of Metallica and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. (Oh wait, this is wikipedia based info so grain of salt and all of that).
@techmo It's true. She's also published a stack of chick-lit novels.
How are you people concerned with this frivolous thing when Borders just died, man, they died. For YOU.
@Matt Don't worry, they'll self-rez in three days and then come back to announce the beginning of The Interwebs 3.0. Or was that Raptor Jezus. I get the two of them mixed up.
Do you think Wendi will show up later with hair pulled back and Vaseline on her face?
"askjasaslk;dajfslg" -Choire
Important update to Wendi's Wikipedia page!
@jfruh I just logged on for like the third time to announce that. I feel robbed somehow.
Rupert sure knows how to pick a third (or fourth?) wife.
I need a Wendi Deng in my life.