Hugh Grant called for a criminal investigation into the Rupert Murdoch-owned News Group Newspapers following Prince Harry's settlement against the publisher earlier this week. Grant also won a privacy claim against NGN last year.

Grant, who accused The Sun of using private investigators to tap his phone and break into his home, said that he settled with the newspaper because even if he won the case, he could have ended up with a multi-million dollar bill. (NGN denied the allegations.)

Hugh Grant has called for the U.K. police to open a new criminal investigation into Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers. The actor joins a growing chorus of people who, in the wake of Prince Harry’s historical settlement with the company - which included admissions of guilt into phone hacking at The Sun newspaper - are now calling