London: Known for using the internet and new media, British Prime Minister David Cameron somehow believed that 'LOL' meant 'Lots of Love' when sending texts to ex-editor of the News of the World Rebekah Brooks, until she enlightened him that it actually meant 'Laugh Out Loud'.
Brooks, 43, who was arrested for allegations of perjury and in relation to phone-hacking scandal at the now-defunct tabloid of Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, revealed Cameron's knowledge of texting language while deposing before the Leveson Inquiry on media ethics on Saturday.
Brooks, who said she had family relations with Cameron through her husband, said the prime ministerial texts would often be signed off as 'DC'.
Rebekah Brooks said she also received texts of support from Tony Blair, Chancellor George Osborne, Home secretary Theresa May and Foreign secretary William Hague.
She said: "Occasionally he would sign them off 'LOL', lots of love, until I told him it meant 'laugh out loud'."
Asked if Cameron had sent a text message saying "keep your head up" after her resignation as CEO of News International last year, Brooks said the message was "along those lines".
Brooks, a close aide of 81-year-old Murdoch, said she also received texts of support from Tony Blair, Chancellor George Osborne, Home secretary Theresa May and Foreign secretary William Hague.
Brooks' revelations inspired several versions of 'handy guide to textspeak' for the benefit on news websites and blogs.
One of them advised Cameron that 'ROFL' did not mean 'Rebekah, On For Lunch?', and that 'OMG' did not mean 'Oh, Murdoch's Gorgeous'.
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David William Donald Cameron is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and Leader of the Conservative Party. He represents Witney as its Member of Parliament (MP).
Cameron studied ...
Rebekah Mary Brooks (n馥 Wade, born 27 May 1968) is a British journalist and former newspaper editor. She was chief executive of News International (from 2009 to 2011), having previously served as the youngest editor of a British national new ...
Keith Rupert Murdoch, AC, KCSG (born 11 March, 1931 in Melbourne, Victoria), usually known as Rupert Murdoch, is an Australian-born global media mogul. He owns media outlets and is a major shareholder, chairman and managing director of News Co ...
Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician, who served as Prime Minister from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1 ...
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