Rupert Murdoch
Australian-American business magnate
Rupert Murdoch
Australian-American business magnate
Murdoch Pie Attack: Activist Charged Over Phone Hacking Protest at UK Parliament
- Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Jonathan May-Bowles, 26, has been charged with a public order offence for throwing a foam pie at News Corporation boss Rupert Murdoch during a UK Parliament committee hearing. The incident occurred on July 19 and was followed by an investigation into the security failure that allowed it to happen. May-Bowles, who goes by the name Jonnie Marbles, had posted a message on Twitter before the attack saying "It is a far better thing that I do now than I have ever done before #splat."
