Hugh Grant, victim of tabloid phone-hacking, on playing a tabloid private investigator in Guy Ritchie's new film

Hugh Grant and Matthew McConaughey sat down with Mashable to talk about the roles gossip and blackmail play in Guy Ritchie's new crime thriller, The Gentlemen.

Grant, a victim of phone-hacking by British tabloids, drew inspiration from the individuals, who "hacked my phone, robbed my flat, and stole my medical records" when morphing into the sly private investigator, Fletcher, in the film.  

The Gentlemen is in cinemas from 1st January. Read more...

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