Hugh Grant says Britain's leader has told him he will support reforms of the country's scandal-hungry media in the wake of the tabloid phone hacking scandal.
Grant, who suspects that his own cell phone voice mail messages were intercepted by journalists, has campaigned for tighter regulation of Britain's news industry. He met Prime Minister David Cameron at the governing Conservative Party's annual convention on Tuesday while attending a fringe event on phone hacking.
Lord Justice Brian Leveson has said Grant is among a group of 46 people — along with Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling, actress Sienna Miller, Formula One boss Max Mosley, and the parents of both missing girl Madeleine McCann and murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler — who will participate in hearings on alleged media intrusion into their private lives.
"He said he felt as though as long as Leveson's recommendations were not barking [mad], he'd be up for it. He's a nice man, but we'll see," Grant said.
Grant, who suspects that his own cell phone voice mail messages were intercepted by journalists, has campaigned for tighter regulation of Britain's news industry. He met Prime Minister David Cameron at the governing Conservative Party's annual convention on Tuesday while attending a fringe event on phone hacking.
Lord Justice Brian Leveson has said Grant is among a group of 46 people — along with Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling, actress Sienna Miller, Formula One boss Max Mosley, and the parents of both missing girl Madeleine McCann and murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler — who will participate in hearings on alleged media intrusion into their private lives.
"He said he felt as though as long as Leveson's recommendations were not barking [mad], he'd be up for it. He's a nice man, but we'll see," Grant said.
