Hugh Grant settled his phone hacking claim against The Sun

Hugh Grant settles privacy case against Sun publisher. Grant says he could have faced a bill of up to £10m if he had gone to court. Grant: 'Even if I had won, I would have been hit with a bill' Grant: "I'm not going to go to court. Even if I won. I'm going to sue the Sun, I don't want to sue them"

Grant had been suing News Group Newspapers alongside Prince Harry. He claimed the newspaper used landline tapping, burglary and 'blagging' to obtain confidential information. Prince Harry had also been suing the Sun, claiming they had been 'tapped' and burgled. Grant settles High Court claim against the publisher of The Sun.

Hugh Grant said he wanted to fight on – but size of offer from News Group made it financially risky to continue. Hugh Grant settled his phone hacking claim against the Sun. The actor said he had wanted to continue – but the size of the offer made it financial risky to do so.

Hugh Grant says he got 'enormous sum' to settle suit alleging illegal snooping by The Sun tabloid. Grant accused publisher of unlawfully tapping his phone, bugging his car and breaking into his home to snoop on him. Grant claims he received “an enormous sum of money” to settle a lawsuit.

Hugh Grant says he got 'enormous sum' to settle suit alleging illegal snooping by The Sun tabloid. Grant accused publisher of unlawfully tapping his phone, bugging his car and breaking into his home to snoop on him. Grant claims he received “an enormous sum of money” to settle a lawsuit.

Hugh Grant says he got 'enormous sum' to settle suit alleging illegal snooping by The Sun tabloid. Grant accused publisher of unlawfully tapping his phone, bugging his car and breaking into his home to snoop on him. Grant claims he received “an enormous sum of money” to settle a lawsuit.

Hugh Grant says he got 'enormous sum' to settle suit alleging illegal snooping by The Sun tabloid. Grant accused publisher of unlawfully tapping his phone, bugging his car and breaking into his home to snoop on him. Grant claims he received “an enormous sum of money” to settle a lawsuit.

Actor says he got 'enormous sum' to settle suit alleging illegal snooping by The Sun tabloid. News Group Newspapers said it admitted no liability and said the settlement was in the financial interest of both parties. Grant said he settled reluctantly because he could have been stuck with a huge legal bill even if he prevailed at trial.

Hugh Grant says he got 'enormous sum' to settle suit alleging illegal snooping by The Sun tabloid. Grant accused publisher of unlawfully tapping his phone, bugging his car and breaking into his home to snoop on him. Grant claims he received “an enormous sum of money” to settle a lawsuit.

Actor says he got 'enormous sum' to settle suit alleging illegal snooping by The Sun tabloid. News Group Newspapers said it admitted no liability and said the settlement was in the financial interest of both parties. Grant said he settled reluctantly because he could have been stuck with a huge legal bill even if he prevailed at trial.

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Hugh Grant settles privacy lawsuit against publishers of The Sun newspaper. The actor brought legal action against News Group Newspapers in relation to The Sun only. He had previously settled a claim with the News Of The World publisher in 2012. Mr Grant's claim was due to be considered at a trial in January next year.

Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers has been sued by several celebrities, including Hugh Grant. Murdoch has strongly denied any wrongdoing, but has strongly defended his company. Hugh Grant settled out of a lawsuit claiming his phone was hacked by Murdoch's News of the Tabloid.

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Hugh Grant settles privacy case against Sun publisher. Actor claimed journalists used private investigators for unlawful information gathering. Grant settled with Sun publisher over allegations of journalists' use of private investigators. Grant: Journalists should not have been able to use private investigators to gather information. The actor settled with the Sun newspaper's publisher of the papers.

Hugh Grant settles court case against The Sun's publisher 'for enormous sum of money' The 63-year-old Notting Hill actor says he did not want to settle but he had to in order to avoid the "most likely" outcome of having to pay millions in legal costs.