Hugh Grant has been arrested and questioned by police after a photographer accused the actor of attacking him with a tub of baked beans.

Photographer Ian Whittaker told the Daily Star tabloid that he and Grant, 46, clashed near the home of the "Four Weddings and a Funeral" star.

Whittaker said Grant abused and kicked him on Tuesday before lobbing the beans. The paper printed photos of Grant with a plastic tub of food raised over his head.

Grant's lawyers Schillings said an incident had taken place and was now under investigation. His agent in the United States said he had no official statement at this stage and London representatives could not be immediately reached for comment.

A police spokeswoman, when asked about the incident, said a 46-year-old man had been arrested on Wednesday evening and questioned at a London police station after an allegation of assault in west London.

He was bailed to return in May.

Grant had a previous well-publicized run-in with the law. In 1995 he hit the headlines after being arrested during an encounter with a Los Angeles prostitute.

In 2000, Grant split with his girlfriend of 13 years, actress and model Elizabeth Hurley. Hurley married Indian businessman Arun Nayar last month.

The actor announced in February that he had ended his relationship with British socialite Jemima Khan.



I swear, the papparazzi are such wimps. There used to be a time when if someone "kicked" you and threw beans all over you, you would either fight back or leave in humiliation. Now they call the cops and bring attention to themselves. I guess they're all looking for a lawsuit.

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Those reporters are such pussies.

that reporter should have just left hugh alone..... they had no business clickin his pics without his aproval. im sure he deserved it.

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You'll get no argument from me. Those papparazzi are the scum of the earth.

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I figure they'll always have a job as long as consumers are buying the magazines with their pictures in it at the supermarket.

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You're exactly right. This stuff would go away if there wasn;t a market for it. Unfortunately, lots of people seem to love to read about the misfortune of others.

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yeh!!! u said it.... these wasted people have nothing better to do in life, except look for news about trivial incidents in the lives of the movie stars they adore....and then discuss it with their friends. OOPS!!!!! Kidding!

u probably wanna do that to me now.....hehehe!!!!

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Hah! Good one!

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Hmmm. I came in here thinkin' he was talking about Mr. Bean and Mr. Grant, like, settling their differences. I took Bean for granted. And I was especially interested by the title oov the thread, cause I been stoodying me 'istories the other day, and I read that historically bean attacks have come from the rear, and not downwind ayther!

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