Hugh Grant hurled a tub of baked beans at a photographer on Tuesday.

The actor was walking near his West London home at 10 a.m. and lashed out when a photographer asked if he could take his picture. The star allegedly kicked him three times and kneed him near the groin.

Photographer Ian Whittaker, 43, said: "It looked like he had been out for a morning jog. I asked him if he would give me a smile because he was standing with his head down. But he must have been having a bad day because he started chasing me down the street.

"He gave me a couple of kicks in the legs and I think he kneed me."

Whittaker described how the "Music and Lyrics" star then picked up a takeaway container full of beans and threw it at him.

The photographer also claimed 46-year-old Hugh - who recently split from his girlfriend Jemima Khan - launched into a tirade of abuse aimed at his children.

Whittaker said: "When I told him I had two children, he snarled, 'I hope they die of f***ing cancer'. That really upset me and is why I went to the police to make a complaint of assault against him. He was out of order."

Metropolitan police confirmed on Tuesday night that the incident had been reported and they were planning to question Hugh on the matter.

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READER COMMENTS (1)
April 26, 2007 - 02:18PM
The best way for Hugh or any other star to beat the paparazzi at their own game is to hire a good look-a-like and hide out. The look-a-like does something outrageous that warrants publication and then Hugh could sue the publication for defamation of character. If done with
some forethought , the look-a-like could be convincing and the ruse would be on them.

Just an idea for the sake of personal space and human dignity. Stars piss, get stupid and hurt, like the rest of us and deserve some privacy.
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