Nine Months

HUGH GRANT: For every celebrity that tried, and failed, to manage scandal with calibrated spin control, Hugh Grant's simple solution to his 1995 arrest for soliciting a prostitute stands as a reminder that honesty really is the best policy. According to CNN, the debonair British... more actor was in the midst of promotion for his new comedy, "Nine Months," when he was snared in an arrest for soliciting a Hollywood prostitute. Instead of dodging the press or issuing an equivocal explanation, he went ahead with a scheduled "Tonight" show appearance and told host Jay Leno, "I think you know in life what's a good thing to do and what's a bad thing, and I did a bad thing...and there you have it." Grant's swift, even-handed confession turned scandal into a footnote.

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