The actor this week settled a claim against owners of The Sun newspaper due to a risk of large legal costs.
"I don’t want to accept this money or settle. I would love to see all the allegations that they deny tested in court."
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 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
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.
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
Actor had accused publisher of unlawful information-gathering in case that was due to go to trial alongside Prince Harry next yearHugh Grant has said he has settled a high court claim against the publisher of the Sun for “an enormous sum”.The actor had accused the Rupert Murdoch-owned Sun of phone hacking, unlawful information-gathering, landline tapping, bugging his phone and burgling his flat and office. His case was due to go to trial at London’s high court in January 2025, alongside those of...
The actor had to instead accept a settlement in his privacy lawsuit against the publishers of ‘The Sun’.
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Hugh Grant has settled a claim against the publisher of The Sun newspaper after being advised he risked being liable for £10 million.
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