THE protester who threw a foam pie at Rupert Murdoch has been jailed for six weeks.
Jonathan May-Bowles, 26, pleaded guilty last week to assaulting the 80-year-old media tycoon as he gave evidence to the British House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee about the phone hacking scandal that has embroiled the News Corporation empire.
Mr May-Bowles, also known by his comedy stage name "Jonnie Marbles", disrupted proceedings by launching a paper plate of shaving foam at Mr Murdoch on July 19.
Mr Murdoch's wife, Wendi Deng, leapt to his defence, first pushing the protester away and then throwing the plate at him as he was led off by police.
May-Bowles, 26, was jailed for six weeks at a sentencing hearing yesterday at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court.
Meanwhile another former senior News International executive was arrested yesterday by police investigating the British newspaper phone-hacking scandal.
The 71-year-old, identified unofficially as Stuart Kuttner, who left his role as managing editor at the News of the World (NotW) in 2009, was questioned about alleged phone interceptions and police corruption involving the now-shuttered Sunday tabloid.
He was later released on bail pending further inquiries.
The News of the World was published by News International, the UK newspaper division of News Corp.
News International is owned by same parent company as News Limited, publisher of news.com.au.
Mr Kuttner is the eleventh person to be arrested over the phone-hacking scandal, which was reignited last month by revelations that the cell phone of the murdered British schoolgirl Milly Dowler was hacked.
Those detained previously include former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks and the former NotW editor, Andy Coulson, who also worked as prime minister David Cameron's communications chief before resigning in January.
With AAP
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