Hugh Grant jokes about 1995 lewd conduct arrest, says Hollywood Boulevard is a 'lucky place'

Hugh Grant returned to Hollywood Boulevard and poked nosy astatine his infamous 1995 apprehension for lewd behaviour pinch a activity worker connected Sunset Boulevard. 

While Grant attended nan "Heretics" movie premiere astatine nan TCL Chinese Theatre successful Hollywood Oct. 24, filmmaker Bryan Woods asked nan prima to reside nan crowd earlier nan movie began, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

"I person thing absorbing to adhd to that isolated from that it is very bully to beryllium here. Hollywood Boulevard has ever been a fortunate spot for me," Grant teased. "It's bully of AFI to person us. It's bully of you to show up. It's bully of these girls to beryllium superb successful nan film. It was bully of these 2 weirdos to put maine successful it and bully of nan producers to salary maine truthful little. So, I dream you bask it." 

Hugh Grant joked astir his 1995 lewd behaviour apprehension astatine nan "Heretic" movie premiere. (JC Olivera/Getty Images)

Also successful attendance Thursday nighttime were Grant's co-stars, Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East. Woods was joined by chap filmmaker Scott Beck. 

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The actor's apprehension rocked headlines successful nan '90s, truthful overmuch truthful that Grant issued a nationalist apology connected "The Tonight Show" aft his arrest. 

"Last nighttime I did thing wholly insane. I person wounded group I emotion and embarrassed group I activity with. For some things I americium much sorry than I tin ever perchance say," he said astatine nan time.

"I person thing absorbing to adhd to that isolated from that it is very bully to beryllium here. Hollywood Boulevard has ever been a fortunate spot for me."

According to The Independent, Grant was required to salary a $1,000 good and complete 2 years' summary probation and compulsory information successful an AIDS acquisition program.

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At nan time, Grant reportedly paid activity worker Divine Brown $60 to execute oral activity connected him successful a car. Brown was sentenced to 180 days successful situation for performing nan lewd enactment and breaking her probation. She later went connected to make $1 cardinal from publicity from nan scandal, reports say.

Hugh Grant's mugshot successful Los Angeles successful 1995. (Steve Granitz/WireImage)

Since 1995, Grant has spoken astir nan arrest. In 2018, he told Poeple he "was conscionable an idiot" erstwhile it came to his decision-making.

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"I didn’t effort to say, ‘I’ve sewage this psychological problem.’ I conscionable said, ‘I did it,'" he added. 

Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley were making love astatine nan clip of nan incident. (Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Images)

Elizabeth Hurley and Hugh Grant divided successful 2000 but stay friends. ( Ian Jones/Getty Images)

At nan clip of nan scandal, Grant was successful a relationship pinch Elizabeth Hurley. They remained together done nan incident but divided successful 2000. They person maintained  a friendship. Grant is moreover godfather to Hurley's boy Damian. 

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"We’re for illustration relative and sister. … I deliberation it’s partially because we went from zero to location together," Grant told People successful 2018. "We went done unspeakable years astatine nan opening erstwhile neither of america had immoderate work, surviving successful a mini flat. It was rather bonding."

Grant said nan merchandise of his first Hollywood film, "Nine Months," contributed to his decision-making. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

In 2021, Grant was a impermanent connected Marc Maron's "WTF" podcast and said nan Hollywood debut of his movie "Nine Months" contributed to nan mediocre decision. 

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"I was astir to motorboat my first Hollywood film. My timing was impeccable. My problem was that was my first Hollywood film, and I’d conscionable been to spot it," he said astatine nan time. "The movie was astir to travel retired a week aliases 2 aft that, and I had a bad emotion astir it. I went to spot a screening. Everyone successful it was brilliant, but I was truthful atrocious that I was not successful a bully framework of mind."

Grant's upcoming A24 scary film, "Heretic," follows 2 young, female missionaries who sound connected nan incorrect man's door, Mr. Reed (Grant), according to IMDb. The film debuts successful theaters Nov. 8.