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Monday, June 6, 2005
11:30 am
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Aussie Superstar and TVgasm punchline Russell Crow is making headlines this morning and it has nothing to do with his film Cinderella Man, which had lower than expected box office gross this weekend.
This morning, Crowe got upset that he was unable to get his phone to dial internationally to Australia, and like all obnoxious, overhyped, overpaid, celebitches with a god complex, he made the logical trek from frustrated with phone, to throwing phone at head of nearby hotel employee.
Brings a whole new meaning to phone-tag.
And in Tomorrow’s news….
Hotel Employee sues Russell Crowe and the hotel at which he was employed. Both settle for an undisclosed sum.
UPDATED
Crowe’s Press Release After the jump
“Frustrated by a clerk’s unwillingness to help him put through a phone call to his family in Australia, Russell Crowe was involved in a minor altercation at the Mercer Hotel earlier this morning. After asking the front desk several times to replace a faulty phone in his room – and getting only attitude from the clerk on duty – Crowe brought the phone down to the front desk in an effort to address the situation in person. Words were exchanged and Crowe wound up throwing the phone against the wall. He regrets that he lost his temper, but at no time did he assault anyone or touch any hotel employee.
Robin Baum
Well I for one think that completely justifies and clears up everything.
And in Tomorrow’s news….
Celebrities Shit Ice Cream and Rainbows!
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someone at Variety is incredibly jealous of this headline.
damn, I wish he’d thrown a phone at me. I’d be financially secure for the rest of my life after the lawsuit!
He’s just upset that his cover article in the latest Entertainment Weekly dared to say that he’s “mellowed” since getting married and having a kid.
Love your description of Crowe in the second paragraph; although I do like him. You mentioned a lower than expected box office open. Maybe it’s a publicity stunt… could be costly.
Line me up when Russell starts selling his poopcream cones.
I like the guy, quite a bit — and well, it’s just a tad bit disappointing that he hasn’t gotten it under control yet. Didn’t he realize that Cinderella Man was just a character he was playing?
Millionaire actor doesnt have his own cell phone?
you guys should have called the article “just a phone’s thorw away.”
Fighting around the world!
Celebrities Shit Ice Cream and Rainbows!! What a great line. I just let out the most diabolical laugh that made everyone in my office look at me. Thanks for the laugh of the day!
Unbelievable! What a spoiled little brat he is.
He thinks because he’s a star he’s above receiving bad customer service? Throwing the phone against the wall registers the maturity level of a 3-year-old.
You gotta love an official statement from a publicist that makes use of the phrase “after…getting only attitude” to explain a violent outburst at a hotel employee. I wonder just what attitude the clerk gave? “Please stop cursing at me, sir, there are several other guests in line in front of you” or perhaps “Sir, as I said, you must dial 9 to get out of the hotel. If you’d just dial 9…”
Ashes,
You mademelaugh, nice.
MYL
What kind of publicist does this guy have? Clearly, to promote the film, he should have pre-instructed Crowe that, if he should perchance get into an alteration, he should use his fists and knock-out his opponent.
What kind of publicist does Crowe have? Clearly, to promote the film, he should have pre-instructed Crowe, should he perchance get into an alteration, to use his fists and knock-out his opponent. Not only would that boost ticket sales, but maybe the studio’s insurance company would also defend him in the resulting lawsuit.
Actually, I saw the Early Show yesterday and the foursome were talking off camera about the Mercer. All of them had stayed at the hotel at one time or another and felt that it was completely understandable that Crowe did what he did. It seems employees at the Mercer (especially front desk employees) are elitist snobs with a complete lack of understanding regarding anything customer service. I don’t know if the hotel expects them to be that way or if it’s a byproduct of being an uppercrust hotel, but I do think we should cut poor Russell some slack. I, too, hate stuck-up hotel employees, particularly if they are stuck-up with me, the person they are supposed to serve. And c’mon, folks, Crowe was just trying to phone home!
Oh please Akaidah.
Who doesn’t receive bad customer service on a daily basis? Walk into a store, go to the DMV, call your bank and try to get a problem resolved.
Cut Russell some slack? You’ve got to be kidding. The man threw a phone at someone and that’s inexcusable under any circumstances. I can understand being upset about bad service, but that is never, ever an excuse to get violent.
Akaidah, I have to agree with Crowe blows. We have all experienced poor customer service when we were paying to be in a hotel or restaurant or were spending money on a store’s products. While I realize that someone who is paying more than average expects better than average service, not getting it is no excuse to become violent.
If we all reacted like Russell when someone doesn’t give us the customer service we think we are paying for in a public place, we would all be in constant danger! I wouldn’t have a problem with him raising his voice after a certain point, demanding to see the manager, or immediately insisting on being checked out so that he could take his business elsewhere. But to throw a phone? That’s how a spoiled and bratty 5-year-old acts.
I’m sorry, but you would have to be a total twit to be a smart-ass to the Gladiator, that pompous clerk is lucky he didn’t get a spike in his foot and his head removed.
If it was me that the clerk mouthed off to I would have kicked the shit out of the peice of shit.FUCK ALLYOU PUSSIES THAT DONT FEEL THE SAME!!!!!
Ashes-
Your post (#12) made me laugh aloud as well. When does “attitude” equate to a reaction that involves BATTERY?!?!?
Well at least we all know now that Crowe and that dude from American idol have something in common, throwing phones at people. Maybe that is what you have to do to be famous in this country, hurl a telephone at someone.
First, There should be a way to prevent Internet access to those who have an IQ level equal to their shoe size. That way Keith would not have access.
Second, Russell Crow’s behaviour is unacceptable and his excuses are lame.
I think that he suffers from the “Hollywood Ego” disease that affects many actors who think that they are better than we are. Crow’s behaviour demonstrate once again that fame and money does not buy class. Crow should be sent to Australia and banned from entering the USA again.
Well,maybe now those hotel clerks will listen and take people serious the next time! way to go Gladiator
I was living in Ecuador when Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe came down to shot what was lovingly called “El Film.” and was probably the only positive economic thing that happened in Ecuador that year. What happened in post-production turned out the grotesquerie called “Proof of Life” but that’s another story.
A friend of mine ran the vehicle leasing agency which R.C. got his jeep & Driver from. When Russell’s Handler filled out the paper work, he made it very clear what the copmany should expect from Russell’s behavior. Apparently, when things go wrong on the set, or he is having trouble getting in character, he sometimes finds it therapeutic to smash the windows of a vehicle. The handler left a large deposit, and said that if that should happen, he would be happy to pay for the damage and trouble of repairs, but nothing was to be said to Russell himself, because it would take him out of character.
Unfortunately, I left the country before learning whether the clause was invoked on this particular shoot.
People, it’s so damn evident that “go, Russ, go” [see http://www.anecdotage.com/index.php?aid=6608 is a thug, a yahoo and an arrogant jerk. Apparently it was 4.30am (6.30pm Aus time) and he was trying to place a call to his wife. Yeah, I also wondered about the lack of a cell phone or even email?
Also, I believe he threw the phone at the wall and it broke and some pieces hit the poor clerk. A minor detail that doesn’t excuse the violence, or as other’s have pointed out, the sheer immaturity of his behaviour. The funniest part about this whole story is the Hugh Grant-style “I fucked up and there you have it” appearance on Letterman where he openly admitted that if he didn’t check in with his wife via phone every night to assure her he wasn’t still out drinking and let her know that “he was alone” (!!!) then she’d worry for the next 20 hours. Talk about pussy whipped!