The actor, who has recently made numerous scathing attacks on the British press, appeared Wednesday on America's most watched breakfast TV program, The Today Show, warning viewers the scandal could well spread there.
'I would've thought it would be of interest to American's because Rupert Murdoch does own an enormous amount of your media, with Fox news and stations, and 20th Century Fox, and some of your newspapers,' he reminded viewers. 'I think people need to ask themselves, 'Who is this man who owns such a large part of our media?'
'And when you hear some of the new allegations that may include hacking of some of the 9/11 victims, that may strike a chord with Americans.'