Paul McCartney Says His Phone Was Hacked by Tabloid Journalists

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Some three years after his phone was allegedly hacked by snooping UK journalists, Paul McCartney remains wary of getting on the horn and divulging personal information.

"I tend not to say much on the phone now," the Beatles legend told the Times of London. "If I leave a message, it's benign. You edit yourself according to the new circumstances of the new world. I think it would be quite good to get some sort of laws."

McCartney believes the hacking began in 2008, around the time of his divorce from model Heather Mills. He says he knew something was wrong when news stories would surface about vacations he was planning but had not yet told anyone about.