Man Rushes at Murdoch During Hearing

stakes parliamentary hearing was halted Tuesday afternoon after a man rushed News Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch, who was testifying in defense of his company's handling of its tabloid newspaper scandal.

A person lunged at Mr. Murdoch with what appeared to a cream pie as he and his son James were seated at a hearing table more than two hours into a hearing on the phone-hacking scandal engulfing the company.

An unidentified man appeared to attack the elder Mr. Murdoch before onlookers including his wife, Wendi Deng Murdoch, rushed to his defense.

Mr. Murdoch appeared unscathed by the attack and he remained in his seat as the attacker was dragged away.

Earlier in the hearing Mr. Murdoch had said he was not responsible for the phone-hacking fiasco at the media conglomerate, even as he declared it "the most humble day of my life."