( usmagazine.com ) - Hugh Grant has allegedly been arrested after attacking a photographer in a stunning baked bean ground strike on Tuesday morning. ) - Hugh Grant has allegedly been arrested after attacking a photographer in a stunning baked bean ground strike on Tuesday morning. Grant, 46, hurled a tub of baked beans at celebrity snapper Ian Whittaker after allegedly kicking him three times in the shins and kneeing him near the groin. Grant, 46, hurled a tub of baked beans at celebrity snapper Ian Whittaker after allegedly kicking him three times in the shins and kneeing him near the groin. According to the British newspaper The Daily Star , "Whittaker, 43, was left bruised, battered and covered in baked beans following the incident." , "Whittaker, 43, was left bruised, battered and covered in baked beans following the incident." The Metropolitan Police don't identify suspects who haven't been charged, but said a 46-year-old man was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of assault and released on bail. Police told the Associated Press that no charges have been filed. that no charges have been filed. First of all, this is way more enjoyable than the prostitute oral sex incident. And props to the intrepid photographer who managed to get one shot off seconds before becoming a family barbecue side dish. First of all, this is way more enjoyable than the prostitute oral sex incident. And props to the intrepid photographer who managed to get one shot off seconds before becoming a family barbecue side dish. We would never have thought the diffident actor capable of lapsing into a tupperware-hurling rage if we didn't have the photos right here. We would never have thought the diffident actor capable of lapsing into a tupperware-hurling rage if we didn't have the photos right here. Thankfully, judging from the pictorial, what unfolded seemed to be something along the lines of his girly-mon fighting encounters with Colin Firth in the Bridget Jones franchise. Thankfully, judging from the pictorial, what unfolded seemed to be something along the lines of his girly-mon fighting encounters with Colin Firth in the Bridget Jones franchise. Hopefully other celebs will follow Grant's lead and turn to foodstuff weaponry -- even branching out into other main course accompaniments like cole slaw and mashed potatoes -- the next time they need to resolve their differences with the paparazzi.