Divine Brown, Hugh Grant's 1995 arrest partner, becomes fugitive

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 14 Nov, 02:44 · Archive

Divine Brown, arrested with Hugh Grant in 1995, has skipped court over criminal damage charges in Georgia.

Divine Brown, whose real name is Estella Marie Thompson, became a public figure in 1995 when she was arrested with actor Hugh Grant in his car on Hollywood's Sunset Strip. She is now wanted by police in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, where she lives, after failing to appear at a court hearing in October.

Brown was arrested in January and charged with criminal damage over claims she deliberately damaged her landlord Reginald Southern's classic Chevrolet Impala sedan. Prosecutors alleged the incident caused more than $500 in damage to the car. She was ordered to appear in person before a DeKalb Superior Court judge for a plea hearing in October, but failed to do so. Judge Desiree S. Peagler subsequently issued a bench warrant for her arrest.

When contacted by the Daily Mail about the warrant, Brown claimed she was unaware of it. 'You kidding me? Oh, wow. I will have to call them immediately,' she told a reporter. The New York Post reports that Brown did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

How it is being reported

• Hugh Grant’s infamous prostitute now a ‘fugitive’ on the run after skipping court over criminal chargesRemember Hugh Grant’s 1995 arrest when he was busted with a prostitute on the Sunset Strip? Now that former sex worker, Divine Brown, is a fugitive on the run! Watch the full video to relive one of the biggest scandals of the ’90s, see how Elizabeth Hurley got caught in the middle and where Billy...New York Post · 13 Nov, 22:22
• Hugh Grant’s infamous prostitute Divine Brown now a ‘fugitive on the run’ after skipping court over criminal damage chargesThe British actress cheated on Elizabeth Hurley with Brown back in 1995.New York Post · 13 Nov, 20:27
• Her BMW sex with Hugh Grant fulfilled star's fantasy of being with a black woman and made her a millionaire. But now Divine Brown is a fugitive on the run from police... read her cry of anguish to the Daily MailDivine Brown leveraged her tryst with the movie star to make $1.6 million dollars. Her life has since gone off the rails and she is now on the run from the law.Daily Mail · 13 Nov, 15:29

In this story: Divine Brown · Hugh Grant · Reginald Southern · Judge Desiree S. Peagler · Atlanta · Hollywood · Sunset Strip · Los Angeles

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