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It was too quiet on the Russell Crowe front, and perhaps after seeing the spades of publicity given to his Cinderella Man co-star get and another wannabe tough guy actor for maybe groping a lady's butt, Crowe decided to break into the tabloids. He was arrested at the Mercer Hotel after allegedly throwing a phone at a hotel employee. Reports say the actor was frustrated after not being able to phone home (Australia?), and the airborne phone hit an employee in the face at around 4:20AM this morning. Clearly, the Mercer Hotel didn't give the "When Russell Crowe Stays Here" pitcher's masks as part of their uniform. This isn't Crowe's first brush with terrorizing a SoHo hotel: In 2002, his assistant apparently freaked out at 60 Thompson when there was no more chicken paillard (gasp!) - not to mention that a fruit basket wasn't up to his standards. However, Crowe is very fond of downtown hotels... Gothamist remembers hearing a rumor that he was interested in buying a suite at 60 Thompson or the SoHo Grand. Anyway, Gothamist recommends that Crowe get a better cellphone plan that can work in the U.S. and Australia - then he can just throw the cellphone on the ground in frustration.
Earlier on Sunday, Russell was at a British boxing event, which means he hustled to get to NYC to be a pest/godsend to the tabloids.
Photograph from Reuters
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Give him another ten years and he can fill the void left by Marlon Brando as the ruling angry fat man of the acting community.
I wonder if his marriage is working out.
RE: Crowe sorry for phone tantrum
I'll tell ya, if it was me (and I'm not a violent woman in any sense), I would've aimed the phone at their heads.
First hand, I can vouch for the fact that employees of The Mercer Hotel (where the incident happened) are nothing short of rude, impersonal, and incompetent - displaying an exorbitant air of snobbery towards guests. Even for the 'normal' room rate they charge, the Mercer staff should be kissing the ground that guests walk on.
Though Crowe may be infamous for his short temper, these people are just another sorry example of someone trying to 'cash in' any way they can. Having Crowe arrested was just the first step in setting him up for big civil lawsuit - just watch and see.