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Hugh Grant and Piers Morgan in war of words as TV host brands actor 'hypocrite'

Hugh Grant has slammed Piers Morgan as he hit out at the former Good Morning Britain host for branding the actor a 'hypocrite' for his views towards Rupert Murdoch

Hugh Grant is not holding his tongue, clapping back at Piers Morgan after the former Good Morning Britain presenter dubbed him a 'hypocrite' over his stance on media mogul Rupert Murdoch. With the government recently dismissing the idea of restarting the Leveson Inquiry—which Hugh had been advocating for—the actor took to BBC Radio 4 on Friday morning with some choice words: "I have some sympathy, when I'm in a generous mood, for politicians terrified of the Murdochs." After the clip went viral on X (formerly known as Twitter), Piers couldn't resist chiming in: "REMINDER: Hugh Grant took many millions of pounds from Rupert Murdoch to make movies for him.

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