Actor Hugh Grant allegedly clashed with the owner of a dog which peed on his residence in Chelsea, London last Thursday. The pet owner claimed that the actor was angry at him and his dog because he hates pets peeing and pooping along the street.
The Evening Standard reported that Grant accosted 46-year-old property developer Justin O'Brien when his pet Buddy urinated along the street in Chelsea. The miniature schnauzer claimed that the "Notting Hill" actor came up to him has said that he was "sick and tired of s*** and p***."
O'Brien said Grant thought that Buddy peed at his Chelsea home but the owner explained that the dog only urinated on the pavement. "I didn't realise it was Hugh Grant at first. He was in a hoodie," added O'Brien.
He claimed that the incident made his perception about Grant change. "When I asked, 'Where should my dog p***?' he replied 'In the gutter,'" he added. "I was a fan but not anymore."
According to the same report, the actor admitted that he was a bit rude to O'Brien. However, he noted that he is ready to express his apologies to the pet owner if he sees him again.
Despite being sorry for his act, The Sun said that he ranted about dogs pooping along the streets and even on his door. But O'Brien maintained that Buddy was aiming at the pavement and did not pee on Grant's property during Thursday's incident.
The actor earlier mentioned in a Vanity Fair report that he is fed up with dogs just pooping anywhere. "I've reached that stage in middle age where I'm furious about people who allow their dogs to do that. People need to pick up after their dogs. It's the right thing to do!" he added.
He claimed that his hero is Andrew Hawes, the person who made it his mission to clean streets in England from dog poop. He also disguises as a man in a camouflage to apprehend owners who just leave their pet droppings along the streets.
