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Hugh Grant, Murdoch and phone hacking ABC News Daily

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It must feel like a never-ending battle for Rupert Murdoch. 

His British newspaper group is continuing to face legal action more than a decade after the phone hacking scandal came to a head. 

Now he’s settled with the actor Hugh Grant who was accusing the Sun newspaper of everything from bugging his car to robbing his home to get stories. 

Today, ABC Media Watch host Paul Barry on how Murdoch has paid out many millions of dollars to avoid trial and what it all means for his empire. 

Featured: 

Paul Barry, Media Watch presenter

It must feel like a never-ending battle for Rupert Murdoch. 

His British newspaper group is continuing to face legal action more than a decade after the phone hacking scandal came to a head. 

Now he’s settled with the actor Hugh Grant who was accusing the Sun newspaper of everything from bugging his car to robbing his home to get stories. 

Today, ABC Media Watch host Paul Barry on how Murdoch has paid out many millions of dollars to avoid trial and what it all means for his empire. 

Featured: 

Paul Barry, Media Watch presenter

13 min

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