Hugh Grant

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Los Angeles police booking photo of British actor Hugh Grant who was arrested June 27, 1995, by Hollywood vice officers and charged with lewd conduct involving a prostitute. Grant has finally finished his rounds of the TV talk shows, having added a new wrinkle to the science of Hollywood spin control: career rescue by public expiation. (AP Photo/ho)

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HUGH GRANT - This June 27, 1995 file photo shows a Los Angeles police booking photo of British actor Hugh Grant who was arrested by Hollywood vice officers and charged with lewd conduct involving a prostitute. Interviews and surveys of officers at 200 police departments nationwide since 2008 found most consider targeting customers the best way to curb prostitution, because they fear publicity about the charges more than fines or even jail time. The shaming techniques are particularly damaging because they publicly humiliate people prior to trial, for what remains a relatively minor offense, said Laurie Shanks, a professor at Albany Law School. Grant emerged little worse for the wear after being arrested. (AP Photo/ho)

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British actor Hugh Grant speaks during the news conference for the film "Cloud Atlas" during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sept. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Aaron Vincent Elkaim)

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** FILE ** In this Sept. 9, 2012, file photo, actor Hugh Grant speaks during the news conference for the film "Cloud Atlas" during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Aaron Vincent Elkaim, File)

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British actor Hugh Grant arrives to testify at Britain's media ethics probe that was set up in the wake of the scandal about phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World. "There has been a section of our press that has been allowed to become toxic over the past 20 or 30 years," he said. (Associated Press)