
The two middle aged scrappers were gathered to celebrate the birthdays of Topshop owner Philip Green, Michael Caine, shoe designer Patrick Cox and Tracey Emin's boyfriend Scott Douglas - a motley crue if ever we saw one. Back in the day, Matthew Freud used to represent Hugh Grant, but clearly things have deteriorated over the years. Hughie used a rude word to refer to Freud, and the PR man retaliated by grabbing a generous handful of chocolate cake and smearing it over the Four Weddings star. Matthew was thanked for his kind gift with a black eye.
A well heeled (and we'd guess, mature) female at the bash told the Daily Mail that Hugh was 'a total gentleman, a 21st century David Niven.' Lady, if that's your definition of gentleman, you need to meet some new friends...