Jude Law arrested over 'attack'
2007-09-05 16:22
London - British film star Jude Law has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a photographer outside his west London home, police said on Wednesday.
The Hollywood hunk, 34, was said to have tried to grab the photographer's camera outside his house in the plush Maida Vale district, according to The Sun newspaper.
The photographer was alleged to have suffered minor injuries in the incident.
"A 34-year-old man from Maida Vale was arrested yesterday on suspicion of actual bodily harm after voluntarily attending a London police station," a police spokesperson said.
"The arrest followed an allegation of assault yesterday at a residential address in Maida Vale. The 34-year-old man was released on bail to a date in October pending further inquiries."
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The actor's spokesperson was unavailable for comment.
Londoner Law has recently returned from the Venice Film Festival in Italy, where he was promoting his latest movie Sleuth, which also features veteran British actor Michael Caine.
Law earned Oscar nominations for his performances in The Talented Mr Ripley (1999) and Cold Mountain (2003).
He has also starred in films including Gattaca (1997), eXistenZ (1999), Enemy at the Gates, Artificial Intelligence: A.I. (2001), Road to Perdition (2002) and Alfie (2004).
In April, fellow British film star Hugh Grant was arrested for allegedly kicking a photographer and attacking him with baked beans in an altercation near his own west London home.
He was not charged over the incident.