HUGH ERROR

Hugh Grant says he cheated on Liz Hurley with a prostitute because he was in a bad mood after watching one of his films

HUGH Grant has spoken about the time he cheated on Liz Hurley with LA prostitute Divine Brown - saying he was in a bad mood after watching one of his own films.

The Love Actually star, 60, was arrested in 1995 after being caught in a car with Brown in Los Angeles.

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Hugh Grant was arrested in 1995 after being caught in a car with a prostituteCredit: Getty - Contributor

Hugh, then 34, was arrested for indecent conduct and did not contest the charges.

He was sentenced to two years' probation and ordered to pay £760 and complete an AIDS education programme.

When he met Brown, Hugh was promoting his role in film Nine Months and said he felt awful after watching the flick  – which also starred Julianne Moore and Robin Williams.

He told Marc Maron's WTF podcast: "The film was about to come out a week or two after that, and I had a bad feeling about it.

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He was dating Liz Hurley when he was arrested in 1995Credit: Getty - Contributor
Grant was convicted of indecent conduct after being caught with Divine BrownCredit: Reuters

"I went to see a screening. Everyone in it was brilliant, but I was so atrocious that I was not in a good frame of mind."

He added that "one thing led to another" after a boozy lunch.

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He said: "I had a Ken Russell kind of lunch – and one thing led to another. I just was disappointed in myself. I don't know what was going on. It was called Nine Months."

Despite his fears the movie was a hit in Hollywood, debuting at number three at the US box office and raking in $138.5 million worldwide.

Hugh thought he was 'atrocious' in Nine MonthsCredit: Kobal Collection - Rex Features
But it catapulted him to stardomCredit: Rex Features
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Hugh was fined after his arrestCredit: Getty Images - Getty

And it seriously boosted his career.

He added: "The film did alright at the box office, in fact I think it did quite well, and that’s all Hollywood really cares about."

Hugh was in Hollywood to promote Nine Months when he decided to cruise down LA’s notorious Sunset Strip at night.

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He met local sex worker Brown – real name Estella Marie Thompson – and paid her $60 (£37) to perform oral sex on him in a nearby street.

She was sentenced to 180 days in prison for engaging in lewd conduct in a public place, and had also violated her probation for previous prostitution charges.

Liz, 55, has remained friends with HughCredit: Getty - Contributor
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In a statement at the time Hugh said: "Last night I did something completely insane.

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"I have hurt people I love and embarrassed people I work with. For both things I am more sorry than I can ever possibly say."

Hugh and Liz, now 55, stayed together after the scandal, before ending their 13-year romance in 2000.

They've remained friends and Hugh is godfather to her 18-year-old son Damian.

Hugh is godfather to Liz's son DamianCredit: Instagram
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