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British
actor Hugh Grant was arrested June 27, 1995
for lewd conduct after solicitation of hooker
Divine Brown's oral services. Grant was arrested
when police found him in his car, engaging in
oral sex with the Hollywood prostitute.He was
fined $1,180 and was placed on 2 years probation.
In addition to the fine, Grant had to attend
an AIDS education program.
Grant's girlfriend, British actress Elizabeth
Hurley, said afterwards that she was"very much
alone." In a statement issued to the British
Press Association she said: "I am still bewildered
and saddened by recent events and have not been
in a fit state to make any decisions about the
future. For many years I have turned to Hugh
for help during difficult times and so now,
even though my family and friends have been
very kind, I am very much alone. This is all
very painful for me and if members of the press
could find it in their hearts to give me some
time I would be very grateful."
But the scandal didn't do anything to dent Grant's
acting career. The star of the highly successful
Four Weddings and a Funeral went on to even
greater things in the movie business afterwards,
playing leading roles in films like Nine Months
(which opened a week after his arrest for soliciting
a prostitute), Mickey Blue Eyes and Bridget
Jones's Diary.
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