Rebekah Brooks

Rebekah Brooks, born on May twenty-seventh, nineteen sixty-eight, is a prominent British media executive and former journalist known for her influential roles in the newspaper industry. She has been the chief executive officer of News UK since two thousand fifteen, having previously served as CEO of News International from two thousand nine to two thousand eleven. Brooks made history as the youngest editor of a British national newspaper when she took the helm at the News of the World from two thousand to two thousand three, and she was also the first female editor of The Sun from two thousand three to two thousand nine.

In her personal life, Brooks married actor Ross Kemp in two thousand two, but the couple divorced in two thousand nine. She later married Charlie Brooks, a former racehorse trainer and author, further intertwining her life with the world of media and entertainment.

Brooks became a central figure in the News International phone hacking scandal, which emerged during her tenure as editor of the News of the World. The scandal involved illegal phone hacking practices that were exposed in the media. However, after a criminal trial in two thousand fourteen, she was acquitted of conspiracy to hack voicemails, conspiracy to pay public officials, and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice by a jury at the Old Bailey.

In September two thousand fifteen, Brooks re-established her connection with Rupert Murdoch, the founder and chairman of News Corp, when she was confirmed as CEO of News UK, the rebranded News International. This marked a significant return to the forefront of the media landscape for Brooks, solidifying her status as a key player in the industry.