Former Mirror editor Piers Morgan told Rebekah Brooks that he knew what her splash was in January 2003 because he had been “listening to messages”, the Old Bailey was told today.
Morgan was attending a dinner party for Andy Coulson’s birthday at a steak restaurant in Balham, south London when the comments were made.
Appearing over video link from the United States, witness Ambi Sitham said there was a “pointedness” to the exchange between Brooks and Morgan.
Sitham was giving evidence on day 30 of the hacking trial.
The court heard that Sitham was a media lawyer and attended the party with her then boyfriend who was a close friend of Coulson.
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