ens lade ▁revealed ▁in ▁his ▁blog ▁that , ▁four ▁months ▁after ▁his ▁dismiss al , ▁N ix son ▁had ▁still ▁not ▁been ▁given ▁a ▁reason ▁for ▁his ▁s ack ing . ▁However , ▁Gre ens lade ▁wrote ▁" I ▁have ▁been ▁given ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁his ▁dismiss al . ▁It ▁involves ▁a ▁payment ▁though ▁I ▁cannot ▁disc lose ▁the ▁details . ▁However , ▁I ▁do ▁know ▁- ▁as ▁the ▁police ▁decision ▁confir ms ▁- ▁that ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁involve ▁il leg ality ". ▁It ▁later ▁emer ged ▁N ix son ▁had ▁alleg edly ▁san ction ed ▁a ▁payment ▁for ▁a ▁story ▁about ▁ja iled ▁So ham ▁k iller ▁Ian ▁H unt ley . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁N U J , ▁N ix son ▁subsequently ▁launched ▁legal ▁action ▁against ▁News ▁International ▁for ▁wrong ful ▁dismiss al , ▁stating ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁never ▁engaged ▁in ▁phone ▁hack ing ▁or ▁any ▁other ▁ill ic it ▁new sg ather ing ▁activities . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Press ▁Gazette ▁featured ▁N ix son ' s ▁case ▁in ▁an ▁article ▁entitled ▁" Why ▁has ▁N I ▁put ▁N ix son ▁in ▁susp ended ▁animation ? ". ▁Writing ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later , ▁Editor ▁Domin ic ▁P ons ford ▁revealed ▁the ▁story ▁had ▁" generated ▁the ▁most ▁imp ass ioned ▁response ▁of ▁any ▁story ▁I ' ve ▁worked ▁on ▁at ▁Press ▁Gazette " ▁with ▁" some ▁ 1 5 0 ▁comments ▁( at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁writing ) ". ▁P ons