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British police question CNN's Piers Morgan over phone-hacking
Source: Reuters
British police question CNN's Piers Morgan over phone-hacking
BY KATE HOLTON AND MICHAEL HOLDEN
LONDON Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:09am EST
(Reuters) - Piers Morgan, one of the biggest names in British media and a CNN television host, has been questioned by London police in connection with allegations of phone-hacking at the Daily Mirror tabloid he used to edit.
Morgan, a former judge on "America's Got Talent" show who replaced Larry King on CNN in 2011, said in a statement on Thursday he had been interviewed by officers after voluntarily attending a police station in December.
The 48-year-old, who has always denied any involvement in phone hacking, was quizzed as part of wider investigations into illegal practices by journalists at Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct News of the World newspaper.
Trinity Mirror, which publishes the Mirror tabloid, declined to respond and CNN, which released the statement, declined to make any further comment.
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BY KATE HOLTON AND MICHAEL HOLDEN
LONDON Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:09am EST
(Reuters) - Piers Morgan, one of the biggest names in British media and a CNN television host, has been questioned by London police in connection with allegations of phone-hacking at the Daily Mirror tabloid he used to edit.
Morgan, a former judge on "America's Got Talent" show who replaced Larry King on CNN in 2011, said in a statement on Thursday he had been interviewed by officers after voluntarily attending a police station in December.
The 48-year-old, who has always denied any involvement in phone hacking, was quizzed as part of wider investigations into illegal practices by journalists at Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct News of the World newspaper.
Trinity Mirror, which publishes the Mirror tabloid, declined to respond and CNN, which released the statement, declined to make any further comment.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/14/us-britain-hacking-morgan-idUSBREA1D0TE20140214
