The Guardian Reports:
The lightning reflexes of Wendi Deng as she sprang from her chair to swing at her husband’s attacker and try to smack him in the face with his own foam pie owes as much to her athletic prowess as to her protective instincts toward Murdoch senior.
The 42-year-old had sat immediately behind her husband as members of the culture, media and sport committee grilled him, occasionally pouring his water and leaning in to whisper encouragements. Until, that was, her Charlie’s Angel moment.
The Murdoch father and son were nearing the end of more than two hours of questioning when there was a sudden commotion. A woman’s voice could be heard shouting “no, no, no” as the shaving-cream assailant, wearing black combat trousers, walked up to Rupert Murdoch, took aim and struck.
Deng lunged while startled police officers were barely off the back foot. According to eyewitnesses she first swung a slap at him, then picked up the pie and tossed it back.
“Why didn’t you see what was happening?” James Murdoch could be heard asking police, as Deng turned her attentions to her husband, sitting apparently stunned. She started to clear the foam from his face, and embraced him.
That she reportedly laughed “I got him”, relishing the moment she swung a right hook at the pie man, indicates Deng is no shrinking violet – more Crouching Tiger, according to members of her instant global fan club.
Her actions sent Twitterers into frenzy. “Wow, wendy [sic] murdoch giving whole new meaning to the term tiger mother … insanity!” tweeted the US TV news anchor Katie Couric.