Hugh Grant hits back at UK finance minister in dispute over a handshake

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Actor Hugh Grant has become embroiled in an unlikely argument with the U.K.’s finance minister over a handshake — or the lack of one — at a movie premiere.

Grant, who is no stranger to controversy, reportedly refused to shake the hand of Sajid Javid at the event in London.Hugh Grant attends The Irishman International Premiere and Closing Gala in Leicester Square on October 13, 2019 in London, England.Grant, who is no stranger to controversy, reportedly refused to shake the hand of Sajid Javid at the event in London.

Javid said in the ES Magazine interview that he was shocked and thought it was "incredibly rude." Grant said to him "I am not shaking your hand" before adding "When you were culture secretary you didn't support my friends in Hacked Off," according to the finance minister. Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid leaves 10 Downing Street in central London after attending the weekly Cabinet meeting on 29 October, 2019 in London, England.Grant hit back at the comments on Thursday, taking to Twitter to put across "my side of the story."

When offered a handshake, Grant's spokesman reportedly said: "Grant's words were 'If you don't mind, I won't shake your hand because you were rude and dismissive to the victims of press abuse when you met them as culture secretary'."

 

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Given Hugh Grant's known penchant as a late night prostitution hobbyist, I don't know if it's a good idea to shake his hand anyway. Maybe if you're wearing gloves.

Perhaps there was no antibacterial hand sanitizer handy

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