Hugh Grant is looking back at his movie career!
13.03.2023 - 06:11 / justjared.com
Hugh Grant referred to himself as “basically a scrotum” while making a joke onstage at the 2023 Oscars, and the line has been met with mixed reviews.
The 62-year-old actor took the stage alongside Andie MacDowell to announce the winner for Best Production Design during the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday (March 12) in Hollywood, Calif.
While hyping up the importance of “using a good moisturizer” like Andie does, he noted that she was “still stunning.” In comparison, he was “basically a scrotum.”
The joke drew some groans from attendees in the audience, and viewers at home took to social media with some thoughts after that one.
Read more about the reaction to Hugh Grant’s joke…
“Hugh Grant gets biggest laugh of the night with superbly British delivery referring to his unmoisturised face and himself as ‘basically a scrotum,’” one at-home viewer wrote, adding that he was “doing Brits proud again.”
“I’m sorry, but Hugh Grant comparing himself to a scrotum was the biggest laugh I’ve had so far,” another tweeted.
Another said it was “the Hugh Grant we came to see.”
Others called out an awkward interview he had on the red carpet with Ashely Graham, noting that the model “might have a few other choice descriptions for him.”
“Hugh Grant wins everyone back by calling his face a scrotum in front of 15 million people,” another wrote, seemingly in reference to the bad interview.
The actor hit the red carpet with his wife Anna Eberstein.
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Scroll through some photos of Hugh Grant onstage with Andie MacDowell onstage and on the red carpet with wife Anna Eberstein in the gallery…
Hugh Grant is looking back at his movie career!
Hugh Grant is getting candid about one career move he's not proud of. The 62-year-old British actor was a guest on Wednesday's episode of , and he played a game of «Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts» with his co-star, Chris Pine.During the game, Grant was asked to name a movie he wanted erased from his IMDB page.
British star Hugh Grant believes there would be more affairs and love, actually, on film sets if not for smartphones. While discussing his upcoming project "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves," Grant reflected on the industry and how it has changed. "Films are so weird now," he told Stephen Colbert on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert." "You know in the old days … by the end of the second week, you were all getting drunk in the evening and having dinner and falling in love with each other, and all that." "And all that stopped ‘cause of telephones … Everyone goes home and looks at Twitter," Grant lamented.
to having “tantrums” on set during filming. Grant recently courted controversy during the Oscars after his red-carpet interview with model Ashley Graham went viral.
Drew Barrymore is standing by her friend Hugh Grant. After the British actor was highly criticized for his viral interview with model Ashley Graham, Barrymore is defending her "Music and Lyrics" co-star. "If you know Hugh, that is his way of loving you," Barrymore explained during her talk show, "The Drew Barrymore Show." "People are like, ‘Oh, he's such a curmudgeon and she's so thrown.’ I'm like, ‘no, that is Hugh Grant.
The View on Thursday (March 16), Grant was asked about his campaigns against the British tabloid press.“Everyone thinks, ‘Oh, well he’s just bitter because he got arrested with a hooker in 1995,’” Grant said.Co-host Whoopi Goldberg interjected: “But you know what, really, who hasn’t?”Hugh Grant on being a longtime critic of the British tabloid press: "These big newspaper owners, largely non-taxpayingnewspaper owners, are living above the law.""No one dares to take them on in Britain because they're so scared of them, especially politicians." pic.twitter.com/r22GFNZcKc— The View (@TheView) March 16, 2023The actor then continued: “But actually it had nothing to do with that because that was never uncovered by tabloids. It was that the bloody police gave everyone the information.
remarks he made at the 2023 Oscars, Grant poked fun at former co-star Barrymore’s singing during a Wired interview alongside his “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” castmates Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez.During the interview, Grant, 62, was answering “the web’s most-searched questions” and was asked if he actually sang in the 2007 rom-com “Music and Lyrics.”The British actor admitted that he does sing, but he’s “auto-tuned beyond belief. Actually, that’s not true.
Drew Barrymore is playfully responding to recent remarks made by Hugh Grant that slammed her singing ability.The 62-year-old English actor recently sat down for an interview with , and reflected on his 2007 romcom with Barrymore, «Drew Barrymore was in that film with me and I don’t think she’d mind me saying her singing is just horrendous,» Grant admitted. «I’ve heard dogs bark better than she sings.»In response, Barrymoretook to Instagram to share a playful video of her singing their duet from the film, «Way Back into Love,» which Grant and Barrymore sang together for the film.«Oh, Hugh-bert, Hubert, that's for you,» Barrymore said after belting out a few lines.
Hugh Grant is joking about his infamous arrest. The 62-year-old actor appeared on Thursday's episode of , and made a quip about his 1995 arrest with a sex worker for «lewd conduct.»The moment happened when Sunny Hostin asked Grant about the reasons behind his outspokenness against how the British tabloids invade people's privacy.«Everyone thinks, 'Oh, well he's just bitter because he got arrested with a hooker in 1995,'» he said to uproarious laughter from the hosts and studio audience. «But actually it had nothing to do with that because that was never uncovered by tabloids.
@HackedOffHugh) addresses his viral joke at Sunday's #Oscars and tells us he was "extremely nervous about it!""I think I got away with it!" https://t.co/cVclFZQU98 pic.twitter.com/IGOv4JcEjcThe British actor shared that Sigourney Weaver, 73, told him that he doesn’t “look like a scrotum,” and her approval of the joke “relaxed” him.Goldberg then gifted Grant moisturizer “just in case.”“Would you mind if I moisturized during our interview?” Grant quipped.Notably missing from the Oscars conversation on “The View,” however, was any mention of Grant’s “rude” encounter with ABC Oscars red-carpet host Ashley Graham, 35.Grant was seen rolling his eyes at the end of the awkward interview, prompting one viewer to describe the star as “a total a–hole.”Graham asked Grant what his favorite thing about the Academy Awards was, and he paused before responding.“It’s fascinating. The whole of humanity is here.
Hugh Grant seems to have no problem revealing his candid thoughts, no matter how offensive they may be to others.
rude to Ashley Graham at the Oscars, the British actor, 62, is now adamant about offending pretty much everyone else in Hollywood — from “Notting Hill” fans to former co-star Drew Barrymore and even an extra on set.He recently appeared in a Wired interview alongside his “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” castmates Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez.The “Love Actually” alum revealed during the clip how he made fun of Barrymore’s singing during their 2007 rom-com “Music & Lyrics.”“I’m auto-tuned a bit, but not as much as some,” Grant divulged of his singing in the flick. “Drew Barrymore was in that film with me and I don’t think she’d mind me saying her singing is just horrendous.
If the shoe fits! Chris Pine had a hilarious reaction after his Dungeons & Dragons costar Hugh Grant reflected on his “pretentious” college years.
Ashley Graham is taking the high road when it comes to her viral Oscars interview with Hugh Grant. The 35-year-old supermodel interviewed A-listers on the champagne carpet during ABC's Oscars pre-show at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.Graham's awkward exchange with Grant went viral after a debate arose as to whether the 62-year-old British actor was being rude, giving clipped responses and even rolling his eyes at the end, or that the interview itself was just a culture clash gone wrong.When approached by at the airport after the show, Graham was asked about her interview with Grant.«You know what, my mama told me to kill people with kindness, so there you go,» the mother of three said, smiling.And Graham didn't seem to let the moment put a damper on the evening.«I had so much fun,» she shared.
GMB host Susanna Reid has recalled what Hugh Grant was like when she met him after an interview of him at the Oscars went viral online Speaking on Good Morning Britain, the host recalled her experiences on meeting mega actor Hugh Grant, saying he is known to be like he was portrayed in the interview. Richard Arnold was talking about Hugh Grant's now infamous interview with Ashley Graham on the red carpet for the Academy Awards on Sunday, as the actor was labelled "obnoxious." Richard went on to say: "I've never met Hugh actually, have you got Hugh news for me?" Susanna said: "Yes, I think Ed summed him up for me yesterday. He can be grumpy.
Ashley Graham has broken her silence on the awkward interview that she conducted with Hugh Grant at Sunday night's Oscars. The interview caused shock across the globe as the 62 year old Notting Hill actor appeared to be unamused by Ashley's questions, giving very short unworkable answers, and even rolled his eyes at one point.
said Grant was rude, snobby or a plain ol’ “a- -hole,” but Graham was equally underwhelming in her repartee. The model asked Grant — the walking embodiment of English reticence — what was his favorite thing about the Oscars.“It’s fascinating … It’s vanity fair,” he mustered, making an observation about the frivolity of this annual masturbatory event — a circus, of which he’s a participant.The reference sailed over Graham’s head like a Brett Maher field goal, completely missing its target. She thought he was talking about the Vanity Fair magazine afterparty, where A-listers and Justin Bieber in my nana’s crocheted afghan toasted each other with pricey bubbly and fancy fare.“It’s all about Vanity Fair, where we let loose and have a bit of fun,” she cluelessly responded.
awkward interview with Hugh Grant, 62, at the 2023 Oscars on Sunday.“You know what? My mama told me to kill people with kindness, so there you go,” Graham told TMZ about the instantly viral moment at LAX on Monday morning. “You always want the engagement, but it’s really not up to you,” the videographer remarked to the model, to which she replied, “Right — that’s right.” While Graham did not seem to have a message for the “Notting Hill” actor, she did seem satisfied with her experience overall on the Champagne-colored carpet.
Lucien Laviscount had his sweary Good Morning Britain appearance bleeped AND blurred as he spoke to one of the show's reporters hit the white carpet at one of the Oscars' star-studded parties. The 95th Academy Awards took place on Sunday night (March 12) Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Oscars 2023 took place last night (March 12), celebrating the best of the last 12 months in Hollywood.Everything Everywhere All At Once was the big winner of the night, taking home seven awards, including Best Picture.Michelle Yeoh made history with her Best Actress win for her role in the film, becoming the first Asian person to receive the award. “For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is the beacon of hope and possibilities – this is proof that [if you] dream big, dreams do come true,” she said in her speech.Elsewhere, Ke Huy Quan picked up Best Supporting Actor for the movie and reflected on his journey to the awards show, calling it “the American dream”.Other winners on the night included All Quiet On The Western Front, which took home four awards, and Brendan Fraser, who won his first Oscar for his role in The Whale.Most of the films that were honoured at last night’s Oscars are available to stream on various platforms in the UK.See how to watch every Oscar-winning film in the UK below: You can see the full list of winners from the 2023 Oscars here.