US EditionHugh Grant settles court case against The Sun's publisher over allegations of unlawful information gathering
- Hugh Grant settled a lawsuit against The Sun tabloid with a large sum of money for phone tapping and invasion of privacy.
- NGN, accused by Grant, settled without admitting fault, stating that the agreement benefited both.
- Unlawful activities by NGN involving privacy breaches, tracing back to Rupert Murdoch's media empire, were alleged by Grant and others.
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Hugh Grant Explains Settling for ‘Enormous Sum’ of Money From ‘The Sun’
Hugh Grant. Amy Sussman/Getty Images Despite settling out of court for an “enormous sum” of money in his lawsuit against The Sun, Hugh Grant will not be silenced. Grant, 63, explained why he was forced to take the deal in a series of posts via X on Wednesday, April 17. “As is common with entirely innocent people,” Grant wrote, “they are offering me an enormous sum of money to keep this matter out of court.” The specific settlement amount was not…
Hugh Grant Speaks Out After Settling Lawsuit With U.K. Tabloid: ‘I Refuse to Let This Be Hush Money’
In a measure to avoid paying millions of pounds to lawyers, Hugh Grant has accepted a settlement in his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers (NGN). The BBC reports that the resolution became known on Wednesday during a preliminary hearing for an expected trial. The transaction ends more than a decade of filings after Grant accused Murdoch’s now-defunct Sun of tapping his cell phone, bugging his car, and breaking into his apa…
Actor Hugh Grant has reached a settlement in a private lawsuit with the media house, which is the publisher of the tabloid The Sun, and the celebrity could even face a payment of up to $10 million even if he wins the lawsuit, as that would amount to the costs of the trial. In the verdict, the actor claimed that the journalists obtained the information with the help of private detectives who tapped his phone and robbed his house.
Actor Hugh Grant reached an agreement with The Sun's editor in a lawsuit in which the British actor accused the newspaper's journalists of using private detectors to illegally intercept his phone and break his home, Agerpres quoted Reuters as saying.
Hugh Grant reaches out-of-court settlement in privacy lawsuit against Sun tabloid
British actor Hugh Grant has reached an out-of-court settlement in a privacy lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's Sun tabloid. Grant, along with Prince Harry, had accused the media group of engaging in various unlawful tactics, including phone tapping and burglary, to gather private information.
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