A stunt double for Angelina Jolie has sued News Corp over allegations its British newspapers hacked her phone - the first lawsuit in the U.S. against the company since a snooping scandal broke out two years ago.
The suit filed by Eunice Huthart, claims reporters from The Sun and the defunct News of the World, hacked her mobile phone while she was working for Jolie on location in Los Angeles.
Huthart's lawsuit says the infringments occurred in 2004 and 2005 and resulted in lost voice messages she never received.
Information from her messages was later used in the newspapers' reports, according to the court document filed in a U.S. District Court in California.
The allegations include printed stories about Jolie's budding relationship with actor Brad Pitt -- when only a tight circle of people knew about it.
The phone hacking scandal sent shockwaves throughout Britian and prompted a huge police inquiry, leading to the arrest of more than 60 people.
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