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Prominent British television presenter Jeremy Paxman has told an official inquiry that CNN interviewer Piers Morgan once gave him pointers on how to hack a mobile phone.
Paxman8217;s disclosure appears at odds with Morgan8217;s suggestions that he had no direct knowledge of the shady practice which many British journalists used to score scoops.
A scandal over phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch8217;s News of the World tabloid reignited last year,rocking Britain8217;s establishment and leading to the arrest of dozens of journalists,officials,and executives.
Morgan,who edited the News of the World and the Daily Mirror newspapers before he joined CNN,has denied ever hacking a phone.
In testimony to the inquiry late last year,he said his familiarity with the practice came from the newspaper rumour mill.
