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30-year friendship ends over toxic email
23 Feb
Summary
- A long-time friend sent a surprisingly toxic email to Grant.
- The email was accidentally forwarded to Grant by the friend.
- Grant felt betrayed and ended the 29-year friendship immediately.
Actor Richard E. Grant experienced a profound betrayal from a friend of almost 29 years when an email, intended for another person, was inadvertently sent to him. Grant was in Africa when the email arrived, containing 'a paragraph of such toxicity' that he decided to sever the friendship instantly.
This painful discovery occurred on a particularly rough day for Grant, as he had just learned that the finances for a film he had written and was set to direct had collapsed. He was also working on the final episode of Frasier at the time. The unexpected toxicity in the email led him to confront the friend, stating, '29 years of friendship?'
Grant later shared that the betrayal was 'just brutal,' especially because the friend knew him during a formative period of his life. His 16-year-old daughter offered perspective, asking if he hadn't always suspected such feelings from that person. Grant indicated that such a deep betrayal meant there was no going back for him.
