Hollywood actor Hugh Grant has been caught on camera kicking a paparazzo in the groin after a night out.

The 49-year-old actor was leaving the popular Waverley Inn in New York after an evening with friends. As he made his way home, paparazzi from the celebrity website TMZ joined other photographers in snapping him.

The Four Weddings And A Funeral star began warning them to ‘back off’ and became quite agitated after one asked, “Where are the ladies tonight?” replying, “Not even a man, not even a man.”

Things then took a turn for the worse when a paparazzo advised Grant where to get a taxi. Hugh appeared to flip out and landed a kick between his the legs.

The injured paparazzo said, “That wasn’t cool. What’s your problem? What the hell is your problem?”

Another added: “That’s great, now you’ve got a lawsuit on you.”

In 2007 Hugh Grant was arrested after throwing a baked beans tin at a photographer outside his home.