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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Emma Brockes

Digested week: Hugh Grant plays the prat instead of the dumb Oscars game

Camilla, the Queen Consort stands on stage with students during a visit to Elmhurst Ballet School
‘I don’t care who she is, no kit, no participation.’ Photograph: WPA/Getty Images

Monday

With American banks teetering on the edge, 10,000 layoffs at Facebook and the global economy fighting another doom spiral, we turn our attention, naturally, to comments made by Hugh Grant on the red carpet at the Oscars. Sunday’s ceremony, which was watched by more people than last year but still fewer than can fit into a mid-size Scandinavian country, delivered a solid piece of pre-show drama when the 62-year-old British actor ran into Ashley Graham, the model turned TV-host, who invited him to share in his joy at being there.

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