The Sun's publisher insist that their 'enormous' settlement with Hugh Grant is not an admission of any impropriety. And with this history, who'd doubt them?
“News Group are claiming they are entirely innocent of the things I had accused the Sun of doing,” 90s dreamboat and long-time Rupert Murdoch foe Hugh Grant posted on X. “As is common with entirely innocent people, they are offering me an enormous sum of money to keep this matter out of court.”
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Charlie Lewis pens Crikey's Tips and Murmurs column and also writes on industrial relations, politics and culture. He previously worked across government and unions and was a researcher on RN's Daily Planet. He currently co-hosts Spin Cycle on Triple R radio.
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