A group of New York students incurred the wrath of Jude Law after taking juicy snaps of him exercising on his apartment balcony - the actor pelted them with oranges.

New York University freshmans Priya Vij and Erica Rose were thrilled to discover the Alfie star had moved in next door to their dorm in Manhattan's Washington Square.

After passing on the information to her dormmates, Vij regularly invited pals to her room in the hope of getting a glimpse of the British hunk.

She tells the New York Post, "There is pretty much chaos on every floor when he comes out.

"We have the best view on the floor. It is exciting to have a celebrity living right next to you. He is really attractive. He's rugged and scruffy."

But Law doesn't seem to appreciate his fan club, and showed his distaste when the group started taking pictures while he worked out - by throwing oranges at their window.

Fellow student Neha Najeeb tells the New York Post, "He noticed we were there and we started waving at him. Then he went inside and came back with two oranges. He threw them at our window, but he missed.

"(Another time)... he hit the windows - there was orange pulp on the glass for a week - and then he went back to working out. Now we don't like Jude Law anymore."