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Thursday, 27 December 2012
Saturday, 22 December 2012
Actor Hugh Grant wins large phone-hacking damages payout (REUTERS)
Reuters/Reuters - Actor Hugh Grant, a high profile campaigner on press intrusion, arrives to attend the release of Lord Justice Brian Leveson report on media practices in central London November 29, 2012. REUTERS ANDREW WINNING
LONDON (Reuters) - British actor Hugh Grant has accepted a "substantial sum" after settling his phone-hacking damages action against the publishers of the now defunct News of the World, his lawyer said on Friday.
The actor, a strident critic of Britain's tabloid newspaper culture, will donate the money to 'Hacked Off', a pressure group that helped bring about a public inquiry into press practices.
"Hugh Grant has today settled his claims for damages and other legal remedies arising out of the unlawful activities of News of the World journalists and others over a number of years," the actor's lawyer said in a statement.
(Reporting By Alessandra Prentice; Editing by Sophie Hares)
READ MORE: http://news.yahoo.com/actor-hugh-grant-wins-large-phone-hacking-damages-201530907.html
Saturday, 15 December 2012
Hugh Grant apologizes for Daily Show behavior: 'Jon Stewart correct to give me kicking'
By Adam Edelman / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Jon Stewart is no fan of Hugh Grant, who was reportedly upset that a film clip provided for his "Daily Show" appearance was below par. Stewart's retort: "Well, then make a better f------ movie." Oops.
One week after funnyman Jon Stewart slammed Hugh Grant as a "big pain in the a--," the snarky British actor took full responsibility for his 2009 Daily Show transgressions, admitting he deserved the public spanking from Stewart.
"Turns out my inner crab got the better of me with TV producer in 09," Grant, who appeared in this year's fantasy blockbuster Cloud Atlas, tweeted Friday. "Unforgivable. J Stewart correct to give me kicking," he wrote.
During an on-stage discussion last week with fellow comedian Stephen Colbert, Stewart said Grant displayed diva-like qualities backstage when the romantic-comedy actor appeared on The Daily Show in 2009.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/hugh-grant-apologizes-daily-show-behavior-article-1.1220615#ixzz2F9xut6tD
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