Hugh Grant settles suit alleging illegal snooping by The Sun

Honolulu Star-Advertiser— LONDON >> Hugh Grant accepted “an enormous sum of money” to settle a lawsuit accusing The Sun tabloid of unlawfully tapping his phone, bugging his car and breaking into his home to snoop on him, the actor said Wednesday after the agreement was announced in court.

BBC News—Hugh Grant settles privacy case against Sun publisher. Hugh Grant says he could have faced a bill of up to £10m if he had gone to court, even if he had won.

The Guardian—Why has Hugh Grant settled his phone hacking claim against the Sun?. The actor said he wanted to fight on – but the size of an offer from News Group made it financially risky to continueThe actor has accepted an “enormous” settlement from the Sun in return for dropping his claim that he was illegally targeted by the newspaper’s journalists. Continue reading

Japan Today—Actor Hugh Grant settles privacy lawsuit against Murdoch's Sun tabloid. British actor Hugh Grant has settled a lawsuit against the publisher of Rupert Murdoch's tabloid newspaper, The Sun, over claims journalists used private investigators to tap his phone and burgle his house, he said on Wednesday. Grant, alongside King Charles' son Prince Harry, was suing News Group Newspapers (NGN) for