Rebekah Brooks Reportedly Arrested In Hacking Scandal

ITN: Former top executive in Rupert Murdoch's media empire questioned by officers investigating allegations of corruption and phone hacking

LONDON — Rebekah Brooks, a former top executive in Rupert Murdoch's media empire, was arrested on Sunday by officers investigating allegations of corruption and phone hacking, sources told NBC News' international news partner ITN.

Sky News and BBC News also reported that Brooks, who stepped down as chief executive of News International, had been arrested.

Brooks, 43, has said she was unaware of allegations that the News of the World tabloid hacked thousands of phones including that of a murdered schoolgirl.

She resigned on Friday as chief executive of News International to try to deflect pressure from the media empire of Murdoch, whose News Corp has been rocked by the crisis.

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