A true American star, actor Hugh Grant has made a name for himself thanks to his cult roles in numerous romantic comedies. But almost 30 years ago, the latter was caught with a prostitute in his car, causing a big scandal.
It was a scandal that made headlines around the world. It’s 1995 and Hugh Grant is starting to be one of the hottest actors in America. Then aged 38, the latter was caught in the act by the police for getting a prostitute named Divine Brown into his car not far from the Hollywood district. Followed by the police for a few minutes, he was arrested when the sex worker was about to perform oral sex on him.
This case almost cost him his career. Yes, Hugh Grant came very close to never taking on his mythical role in the film Love at first sight in Notting Hill. Asked shortly after this affair, which tarnished his image, Hugh Grant, who was in a relationship with Elizabeth Hurley at the time, admitted to having done something “totally crazy” in addition to “hurt the people he loves and embarrassed the people I work with”.
Hugh Grant returned to the biggest scandal of his career
Now 62 years old, water has flowed under the bridges. And Hugh Grant returned to the biggest regret of his life. “Everyone thinks ‘Oh, well, he’s just bitter because he was arrested with a prostitute in 1995’he began by explaining on the set of The View, presented by host Sunny Hostin.
The Four Weddings and a Funeral actor later revealed that it was the police who decided to leak the case to the press. For the facts with which he was charged at the time, Hugh Grant was fined $100,000 and participated in an AIDS education program. But everything is now behind him.