Rupert Murdoch Pie In The Face Video: News Corp Chairman Attacked At Hearing (VIDEO)

Rupert Murdoch, the Chairman and CEO of News Corporation, was the target of "a white foam pie" attack on Tuesday as he was testifying before a British Parliament committee about the News of the World phone hacking scandal.

Photo courtesy of Channel 4 News.

In the video, which can be seen below, Murdoch's wife, Wendi Deng, leaps to her feet as the attacker lunges toward Murdoch. The Guardian reports that Deng "seemed to slap the person."

The alleged pie-thrower, who goes by "Jonnie Marbles," tweeted just minutes before the attack:

It is a far better thing that I do now than I have ever done before #splatless than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhone Favorite Retweet ReplyJonnie Marbles
JonnieMarbles

According to Daniel R. Hamilton, the Director of Big Brother Watch, Marble's real name is Jonathan May-Bowles. In his Twitter profile, Marbles calls himself an "activist, comedian, father figure and all-round nonsense."

The Los Angeles Times reports that Murdoch's glasses came off in the attack. The hearing was suspended for ten minutes and Murdoch returned wearing shirtsleeves, "apparently unharmed," according to Channel 4 News.

This picture, via ABC News, shows Deng with her arm raised, ready to slap the alleged attacker.

Comments

[TheImposter1]

03:52 PM on 07/21/2011

It didnt take long for someone to poke fun at this. A game has been created that where you get 30 seconds to prevent as many phones being hacked into as possible by throwing pies at Rupert Murdoch! The game can be seen online at http://imposter.siteinseconds.com

[BoFo]

04:22 AM on 07/21/2011

This was staged to garner sympathy for Rupy. A serious pier would have used used a big, gooey, Banana-cream pie and would have had the moves to evade gold-digger girl.

[mspender]

01:04 AM on 07/21/2011

I hear he looked much better with pie foam on his face.

[nmaddog7]

06:12 PM on 07/20/2011

Just look at Mr.-Marbles- he inspires repulsion on first sight. Sorry it sort of looks as if this guy is an Alan Colmes style Faux liberal/activist/protester hired by Murdoch's team to repulse conservatives and drum up sympathy for Murdoch.
If you were going on national TV wouldn't you at least put on a nice shirt and get a nice haircut(he looks more "normal",less Alan Colmes-y in his YouTube standup videos with his head shaved)

[JohnSawyer]

05:23 PM on 07/20/2011

"Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak; and that it is doing God's service, when it is violating all his laws." - John Adams

...until it gets hit in the face by a pie.

[Abelardo Perez]

04:20 PM on 07/20/2011

the person was arrested? where's the crime? murdoch ordered illegal spying and hacking....welcome to bizzaro world

[WillofthePeople]

03:27 PM on 07/20/2011

What kind of woman.. so much younger and attractive.. would choose to be married to a person like Rupert Murdoch, worth BILLION$, and for what purpose? No wonder she's leaping to protect her captured benefactor... He's such a lovable, cuddly guy when he's not approving hacks, bribes, and hush money payments.

[cbrown1389]

09:11 PM on 07/20/2011

he will die far before her........but she shouldn't trust his will

[TeamSanity]

03:08 PM on 07/20/2011

God, you cannot make this stuff up!

[Christian Hicks]

01:47 PM on 07/20/2011

I'm waiting for a series of Photoshopped images of her jumping into vacation photos and stopping Taylor Swift from speaking.

[Zack B]

10:52 AM on 07/20/2011

Makes you wonder if Murdoch staged it.

[jaypem]

10:49 AM on 07/20/2011

I hope this still photo proves once and for all that the dragon lady wife did not do anything to stop the attacker, other than sucker punch him once he was already stopped and subdued by others. Why hasn't the woman in gray been ID'ed and given more love??

[karen1p]

10:44 AM on 07/20/2011

So, someone can be apprehended by throwing a pie in someone's face, but stealing over 7 million homes with forged documents gets you invited to the Whitehouse?

Umm, don't you guys think there is something wrong with our world?

[kathyisntright04]

10:35 AM on 07/20/2011

Check out the guy at the U table, second from the right. Everyone else is apalled, but he has this look of shocked amusement. Priceless. The first thing I do when I see a pie in the face is check who's laughing. lol

[lobear00]

10:31 AM on 07/20/2011

This guy should have been in that room by himself and answering questions. Each one of them should have been, not in the room all together. One at a time each one should have been hooked up to a polygraph machine during the questioning.

[firstep]

10:22 AM on 07/20/2011

I hope they charge him with assault

[isaluna]

01:30 PM on 07/20/2011

You have to love the Brits ! Bless the Pieman! Our Country could use some balls of steel and a sense of humor.