Dramatic on screen and off. Hugh Grant has found himself in the middle of several controversies over the years.
When walking the red carpet at the Oscars in March 2023, the Love, Actually star quickly called out online after an interview with Ashley Graham on ABC’s Academy Awards pre-show. When asked what her favorite model was at the awards ceremony, she replied, “It’s fascinating. All of humanity is here. It’s Vanity Fair.”
Graham did not know that the actor was not referring to Vanity Fair Oscar Party, but the word “vanity exhibition,” defined by Merriam Webster as “a scene or place characterized by frivolity and ostentation.”
It just gets more awkward as it is Notting Hill The star began to respond unenthusiastically with short answers, such as saying that he was not rooting for any particular nominee and stated that he could not remember the name of the manager who worked in the setting.
The interview ended with the reporter asking about appearing in one of the night’s nominated films Onion Glass: A Knives Out Mysterywho made a cameo as a partner of Daniel CraigDetective Benoit Blanc. “Well, I’m almost gone,” he said. “I was in It for about three seconds.”
On top of that, when asked if it was fun shooting at it Knives Out continue, Grant – who is married to his wife, Anna Ebersteinsince 2018 – just respond with, “Almost.”
Some fans took to social media to criticize Grant’s behavior. “Is Hugh Grant just an arrogant guy? He was rude to Ashley Graham on the red carpet, complete with rolling eyes. Maybe he should stay home if he’s too good for the industry he’s chosen,” said another during the pre-show, while another wrote, “Hugh Grant just gave one of the worst interviews I’ve ever seen on live tv lol. Admittedly, the question was a bit of a drag, but he wasn’t trying to support the interviewer.
Maybe one of the Four Weddings and a Funeral The star’s biggest controversy is the 1995 relationship with Divine Brown. He was caught cheating with his girlfriend of eight years, Elizabeth Hurley, with a hooker, for which he was arrested on misdemeanor lewdness charges. He later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years probation.
While the incident did not lead to a breakup, the two broke up after 13 years together in 2000, and they remain good friends. “I think when you’re with someone for a long time, they become family,” Hurley said Access Hollywood in March 2015 when considering the split. “And to me, he’s like a brother. Or not a bigger brother, because sometimes I’m bigger than him. But we’re like brothers.”
friendly relationship that does not mean the Austin Powers star will not throw a jab at her ex. In the March 2015 episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenshe said, “I love him, but he’s so annoying.”
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