JK Rowling tells Leveson inquiry press targeted childrenJK Rowling has told an inquiry into press ethics how she tried to protect her children from media intrusion into her private family life, reports BBC News. The Harry Potter author said a reporter had tried to contact her by slipping a note into her five-year-old daughter's schoolbag. Lord Justice Leveson also heard
view bbc news itemSienna Miller was also at the Leveson Inquiry yesterday. The star of Alfie, Layer Cake, Factory Girl and Stardust, described how she wrongly blamed close family and friends for intimate stories about her personal life that began appearing in British tabloid newspapers...
As a tabloid target, she spoke about the early encounters with photographers anxious to get exclusive pictures of a glamorous young star. "It was terrifying. I was 21, running down a dark street on my own being chased by 20 men." She suggested that if their cameras were taken away, they could be charged with illegal intimidation.