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Reporter says he ‘routinely’ hacked Daniel Craig

By Washington Examiner
Published January 30, 2014 4:43pm ET
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Reporter says he ‘routinely’ hacked Daniel Craig
FILE - This is a Nov. 16, 2012 file photo of actor Daniel Craig as he takes a photo with a fan in the crowd during the premier of the latest James Bond film, "Skyfall" in Sydney, Australia. A former tabloid reporter who admits illegally snooping on voicemails says he "routinely" hacked the phone of actor Daniel Craig. Dan Evans has pleaded guilty to phone hacking while at the News of the World and the Sunday Mirror. He is a prosecution witness at the trial in London of former News of the World editors Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks, and five others. He told the jury on Thursday Jan. 30, 2014 "I was routinely hacking Daniel Craig's phone from my Sunday Mirror days." He said he obtained a story about supermodel Kate Moss from Craig's voicemail messages. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File) | Rob Griffith

LONDON (AP) — A former tabloid reporter who admits illegally snooping on voicemails said Thursday that he “routinely” hacked the phone of actor Daniel Craig.

Dan Evans has pleaded guilty to phone hacking while at the News of the World and the Sunday Mirror. He is a prosecution witness at the trial in London of former News of the World editors Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks, and five others.

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