Rupert Murdoch tells reporters he 's not responsible for phone - hacking scandal . But she said she has never met Glenn Mulcaire , the private investigator accused of carrying out mass phone hacking for her paper , and did not hear his name until 2006 . He and son James say they regret the deaths , especially of families of mob bosses . Former News Corp. executive Carol Brooks says she never authorized bribes to police . The hearing is briefly suspended after a man attacks Murdoch with shaving cream .
Rupert Murdoch tells reporters he 's not responsible for phone - hacking scandal . He and son James say they regret the deaths , especially of families of mob bosses . Former News Corp. executive Carol Brooks says she never authorized bribes to police . The hearing is briefly suspended after a man attacks Murdoch with shaving cream .