Elton John Loses Libel Case to Murdoch-Owned Newspaper

The UK high court says singer wasn't defamed in story about tax dodging. Murdoch reacts.

On Wednesday, the UK's high court shot down the singer's defamation lawsuit against the UK newspaper The Times, a Murdoch-owned paper over a story about a tax avoidance scheme. Cue the Murdoch tweet.

John's attorneys fired off a letter to the publisher, expressing "outrage." John had employed an accounting firm where McKenna was once a partner, but said he never heard of McKenna.

Murdoch, whose UK newspapers became involved in a hacking scandal that set off a Parliamentary inquiry into press ethics and the relationship between the media and authorities, is now sounding off about a free press.

Shortly after the decision that John had not been libelled, Murdoch tweeted, "British libel laws limit freedom of expression everywhere. Hope Cameron keeps his promise of major reform, but not holding breath."

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