Hugh Grant hits back after being called 'incredibly rude' by Sajid Javid
The actor has said he refused to shake the chancellor’s hand because of Javid’s treatment of victims of phone hacking while he was culture secretary
The actor Hugh Grant has hit back at an attack on his character by Sajid Javid, the chancellor of the exchequer. In an interview in this week’s Es magazine, Javid said the pair had met at the London premiere of Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman.
He told Es Magazine: “I recognised him and put my hand out and said, ‘Lovely to meet you’, and you know what he does? He refuses to shake my hand.
The actor Hugh Grant has hit back at an attack on his character by Sajid Javid, the chancellor of the exchequer. In an interview in this week’s Es magazine, Javid said the pair had met at the London premiere of Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman.
He told Es Magazine: “I recognised him and put my hand out and said, ‘Lovely to meet you’, and you know what he does? He refuses to shake my hand.
- 10/31/2019
- by Catherine Shoard and agencies
- The Guardian - Film News
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