A war of words has sparked between Hugh Grant and UK politician Sajid Javid over a handshake snub. In an interview with ES Magazine published today, Javid, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, claimed …
In an interview with ES Magazine published today, Javid, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, claimed that Grant had refused to shake his hand when the two met at the recent London premiere of Martin Scorsese’sIn the story, Javid calls the actor “incredibly rude” and claims Grant is part of an “elite” who “look down on working class people no matter what station they reach in life”.
“Grant had a different version of events. When offered a handshake, Grant’s words were – ‘If you don’t mind, I won’t shake your hand because you were rude and dismissive to the victims or press abuse when you met them as culture secretary [a position he held between 2014 and 2015].’ “Hugh would like to point out that the victims in question were not celebrities. They were people with personal family tragedies who had been abused by sections of the press.
“He said Grant was referring to a meeting between Mr Javid and ‘the victims of press abuse… reported back that his attitude in the meeting was ‘borderline contemptuous’.” Grant has been a vocal supporter of group Hacked Off, which has campaigned for the victims of illegal phone-tapping by UK media.Subscribe to
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