Elton John Loses Libel Case to Murdoch-Owned Newspaper

By: Eriq Gardner | The Hollywood Reporter

One of these days, someone will consider why the country with the world's toughest libel laws also has the most notorious tabloids. Until then, there's Elton John vs. Rupert Murdoch.

On Wednesday, the UK's high court shot down the singer's defamation lawsuit against the UK newspaper The Times, a Murdoch-owned paper over a story about a tax avoidance scheme. Cue the Murdoch tweet.