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Hugh Grant Speaks Out After Settling Lawsuit With U.K. Tabloid: ‘I Refuse to Let This Be Hush Money’

Hugh Grant is speaking out after accepting settlement money from Rupert Murdoch's U.K. tabloid, saying it's not "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). A U.K. judge ruled last year that the suit could go to trial — a prospect that delighted Grant, who wanted public justice — with the exception of his phone-hacking allegations since those exceeded a six-year statute of limitations. “News Group are claiming they are entirely innocent of the things I had accused the Sun of doing — phone hacking, unlawful information gathering, landline tapping, the burglary of my flat and office, the bugging of my car, the illegal blagging of medical records, lies, perjury, and the destruction of evidence,” he wrote.

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