Hugh Grant

Grant accepted a sum he described as "enormous" to settle his action against News Group Newspapers, in which he alleged, among other things, phone hacking, bugging and burglary.

Attribution

Protagonist is the complainant

Grant recounted shouting at a woman on the set of Dungeons & Dragons, mistakenly believing she was a studio executive when she was actually a child's chaperone.

State of the evidence

Admitted by the person

Legal status — source text

No legal proceedings

Attribution

Personally implicated

A very brief and curt interview between Grant and Ashley Graham on the Oscars red carpet went viral, prompting accusations of rudeness.

State of the evidence

Documented

Legal status — source text

No legal proceedings

Attribution

Directly implicated

Grant travelled to several constituencies to support anti-Brexit candidates from different parties and try to prevent a Conservative majority.

State of the evidence

Documented

Legal status — source text

No legal proceedings

Attribution

Personally implicated

Mirror Group Newspapers apologised and paid Grant a six-figure sum following his action over voicemail interception and other intrusions.

Attribution

Protagonist is the victim

Grant became one of the most visible figures in Hacked Off, advocating press regulation with independent safeguards and criticising newspaper self-regulation.

State of the evidence

Documented

Legal status — source text

No legal proceedings

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Personally implicated

Grant settled his action concerning News of the World phone hacking and intrusion into his private life.

State of the evidence

Settlement

Attribution

Protagonist is the victim

Grant secretly recorded former News of the World journalist Paul McMullan in a pub, obtaining statements about tabloid practices which he subsequently made public.

State of the evidence

Documented

Legal status — source text

No legal proceedings

Attribution

Personally implicated

Before the Leveson Inquiry, Grant argued that certain private information published about him might have originated from unlawful methods and implicated the Mail on Sunday.

Attribution

Protagonist is a witness

A photographer accused Grant of punching or kicking him and throwing or tipping a container of food onto him; the actor was arrested and questioned.

Attribution

Directly implicated

Grant was arrested in Los Angeles with Divine Brown during a vice police operation. He entered a no-contest plea to a charge of lewd conduct.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Personally implicated