Murdoch’s Relentless Pursuit of Smut Leads to Royal Adjacent Defamation Lawsuit

The News Corp. hacking scandal has proved to be a font of legal conflict. After it was revealed that Rupert Murdoch’s company engaged in hyper-aggressive investigation tactics, wronged parties started pelting the media conglomerate with claims. The latest to join the scrum? John Bryan, former paramour of the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson – a.k.a., “Fergie,” the British one, not the Black Eyed Peas one. Decades Old Fergie Scandal Results In Present Day Defamation Lawsuit This tale of defamation woe is rooted in a decades-old scandal.…