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After Hugh Grant deceived Elizabeth Hurley , the news was everywhere, from tabloids to talk shows. In 1995, the Four weddings and a funeral the star was arrested in Los Angeles after he was caught engaging in sexual activity with a sex worker divine brown . Grant was fined for breaking the law and issued a public apology to model and actor Hurley, his partner of eight years. One of the most iconic moments of celebrity image rehab it happened when he continued The Tonight Show Starring Jay Leno shortly after and answered the host's question, "What were you thinking [expletive]?"

And in the years since, Grant has gone into more detail about the embarrassing incident, including offering some context about what was going on with him at the time. On the podcast WTF with Marc Maron in 2021, Grant said he cheated on Hurley because he had just watched his new movie and didn't like what he saw. The actor claimed he was "so excruciating" in the role that it kept him from being "in a good frame of mind". Read on to see what else the actor shared and to learn more about his relationship with his ex.

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Grant and Brown were both arrested after being found in his car. The actor was later sentenced to a $1,000 fine and an AIDS education course, as reported The Guardian .

The following day, Grant released a statement, "Last night I did something absolutely insane. I hurt people I love and embarrassed people I work with. For both of those things, I'm more sorry that I will never be able to tell."

On The show tonight , the star explained that, despite what he had done, he and Hurley were moving forward in their relationship. "I did an awful thing," he said, "and [Hurley] was amazing about it, and contrary to what I read in the paper today, she gave me a lot supported, and we will try to find a solution.”.

The couple remained together until 2000.

On WTF , Grant explained that he was in Los Angeles at the time to promote his new film, Nine months , a romantic comedy with Julianne Moore . At that time he had mainly worked in British theatre, television and film, but in 1994 he Four weddings and a funeral made him a big star. ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb

"I was about to launch my first Hollywood movie. My timing was impeccable… My problem was that it was my first Hollywood movie and I had just seen it," Grant said. Marc Maron .

Grant continued, "The movie was about to come out a week or two after that, and I had a bad feeling. And I went to see a screening. Everyone was awesome, but I was so excruciating that I wasn't ready to do it." in a good frame of mind."

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Grant said on the podcast that another factor in his decision-making that day was that he "had a Ken Russell sort of lunch – and one thing led to another. Russell was a British director known for drinking during the day, which made his directing style increasingly eccentric , as reported The Independent .

Maron asked him if he was thinking, "I'm going to screw this up," Grant replied, "God, no, not at all on purpose. I was just disappointed in myself." Maron added, "And you wanted to make it worse." The actor said, "I don't know. I don't know what was going on. I definitely [made things worse]."

Grant explained that the film "did well at the box office". He said, "It actually turned out pretty well, and that's all that really matters to Hollywood. They don't care what you do as long as you make them money."

Nine months grossed over $135 million in the world, but he has only one 27 percent mark on rotten tomatoes.

After Grant's episode of WTF has been freed, The Independent noted that the critic of The Boston Globe wrote a more accurate review than they might have thought. "Here's a theory as to why Hugh Grant might want to commit suicide during his career: He saw Nine months “, we read in the review.

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Not only did Grant's career survive the cheating scandal, but his relationship with Hurley too . In fact, they attended the premiere of Nine months together. The couple separated in 2000, but they are still friends today. They are even the godparents of each other's children.

"You know, we've been through so much together" Hurley said People in 2021. "But I thought one of the most important things about having a good relationship with your exes is having a lot of respect for their current lives." THE Austin Powers The star explained, "We're always very aware that there are other people in our lives. There are partners, there are children. You can't just kind of live in a beautiful place. pink haze of the past. You have to move with the times and be very respectful of the present, which we are."

As for Grant, when asked Andy Cohen in 2015 why her relationship with Hurley didn't work, he replied, "Funny thing is, it worked. She's still my best friend. The sexual side probably failed, but now she's my absolute best friend. Person number one I call in a crisis."