LONDON, June 5 (UPI) -- Rebekah Brooks, ex-head of News International, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a London court to phone hacking, obstructing justice and bribery.
Her husband, Charlie Brooks, and nine others also pleaded not guilty to a variety of charges in the News of the World phone hacking scandal, including conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and unlawful payments to officials during a hearing at Southwark crown court, The Guardian reported.