Why has Hugh Grant settled his phone hacking claim against the Sun?

The actor said he wanted to fight on – but the size of a settlement offer from News Group made it financially risky to proceed further

Why did Hugh Grant settle his legal case against the Sun – even though he wanted to fight on?
The actor has accepted an “enormous” settlement from the Sun in return for dropping his claim that he was illegally targeted by the newspaper’s journalists.

Grant said he had wanted to fight the case and go to trial, where the Sun’s top executives could be called to give evidence. But he has instead concluded he cannot afford to turn down the payout from the Murdoch-owned newspaper – which he will be donating to press regulation charities.