Hugh Grant Arrested: Redemption in the Media Spotlight

The Los Angeles Police Department was engaged in a prostitution sting in Hollywood, and as it turns out, they were going to catch one of it's newest actors in the act with a prostitute, and what happened next would alter how many celebrities choose to deal with fame and run-ins with the law.  Hugh Grant was caught in a sexually compromising position with a prostitute, Divine Brown, and when the press caught wind of it, the news went wild.

With up to 6 months in jail possible, instead of hiding away and hoping it would fade from view with time, Hugh Grant faced the story head on.  Instead of avoiding the cameras, he continued public appearances, including The Tonight Show, where he used the limelight to express his contrition and shame to the public at large.  It was a game changer.

When it comes to what happens in a man's brain when sex is involved, no one can say for sure, but people who heard of the story were unable to understand why he would do something so reckless with a successful life, career and girlfriend at his side.  However, by facing the problem directly, and without shying away from it, Grant was able to manage his way past this major episode in his life and continue on with only a small blemish to his name.  Truly a new chapter in celebrity justice was written.