Phone hacking: Sienna Miller accepts £100,000 from News of the World (Murdoch)

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: The Guardian

Actor Sienna Miller accepted £100,000 compensation from News of the World on Friday after the paper accepted unconditional liability for all her phone-hacking claims.

The unexpected agreement came mid-way through a high court battle with the paper. Miller is the first celebrity to settle their claim since the tabloid, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers (NGN), admitted hacking the phones of several public figures.
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At least 24 breach of privacy claims have now been lodged against the News of the World by celebrities.
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Rupert Murdoch's News International announced last month it was setting up a £20m compensation fund.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/may/13/phone-hacking-sienna-miller-news-of-the-world

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Murdoch will be happy if he can get away with just £100,000 plus costs as an average payout. But some may be able to claim more substantive 'injury' than Miller.

[aquart]

1. What is "unconditional liability"?

Does that mean she can write a book about it now?

[CJCRANE]

2. I wouldn't get out of bed for that amount

if I was Sienna Miller.

[tclambert]

5. Not sure what you mean. Are you impugning Ms. Miller's honor? Or complimenting her boudoir skills?

[CJCRANE]

6. That would be "*go* to bed for that amount".

It's a phrase I heard of in connection with supermodels, a minimum acceptable payment for a photoshoot, otherwise it isn't worth getting out of bed.

[glinda]

3. That is unfortunate. She should have kept to pushing for prison for Murdoch.

[KansDem]

4. I wonder if he'd try to take all his minions at FOX News with him...

You know, to keep "reporting the news" without interruption?