NEW : Whether the relationship has survived the scandal remains unclear . Rebekah Brooks has been acquitted of all charges against her at a phone - hacking trial . Brooks was chief executive of News International until she resigned in July 2011 . She became the youngest - ever editor of a national British newspaper in 2000 . Rupert Murdoch was reported to have treated Brooks like a daughter .
NEW : Rebekah Brooks has been acquitted of all charges against her at a phone - hacking trial . Brooks was chief executive of News International until she resigned in July 2011 . She became the youngest - ever editor of a national British newspaper in 2000 . Rupert Murdoch was reported to have treated Brooks like a daughter .