Rupert Murdoch, the CEO of News Corporation, has dubbed victims of his British tabloids' phone hacking "scumbag celebrities" after several met with Prime Minister David Cameron.
On Twitter Saturday night, Murdoch criticized talks between the prime minister and members of the "Hacked Off" campaign — which pushes for better ethical practices in the British press — including singer Charlotte Church, former BBC "Crimewatch" host Jacqui Hames and actor Hugh Grant.
"[I'm] told UK's Cameron receiving scumbag celebrities pushing for even more privacy laws," wrote Murdoch.
He added: "Transparency under attack. Bad."
Hames promptly replied to Murdoch, saying she had "been called worse, but admittedly not by [a] CEO of a large multinational corp."