British musician and singer-songwriter George Michael, who has often featured in 'News of the World' exposes, is thrilled that the tabloid is shutting down, insisting that the announcement is "a fantastic day for Britain".
July 8, 2011 - London
British musician and singer-songwriter George Michael, who has often featured in 'News of the World' exposes, is thrilled that the tabloid is shutting down, insisting that the announcement is "a fantastic day for Britain".
According to reports, News of the World reporters had unearthed details about Michael's DUI arrest last year by illegally hacking his phone.
In a series of tweets, Michael accused the tabloid's former editor, Rebekah Brooks, of corruption, stating: "(She) sat two feet from me in my own home and told me that it was never the public that came to them with information, or celebrities, and that the police always got there first."
He also suggested that the News of the World's reporting had robbed him and others of justice, although he insisted he was "happy to do my time" behind bars for his DUI crime, "because I was so ashamed".
"I believe every individual, whether privileged or the average citizen, deserves the law. And many of us, rich or poor, have been denied it by News International (News of the World's parent company)," The Daily Express quoted Michael, as saying.
News International chairman James Murdoch had declared on Thursday that the company had decided to shut down the News of the World after this weekend edition in wake of its alleged involvement in a hacking scandal that triggered an outrage in Britain.
News of the World is Britain's largest selling Sunday newspaper, and has been in circulation for over 165 years.
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