Off topic - Crowe gets arrested for assault & faces jail
Posted: 06 Jun 2005, 14:41
Perhaps he was still a little upset after the jeers he got at the MEN?!
Actor Russell Crowe faces up to four years in jail if he is convicted of assaulting a hotel employee in New York.
Police arrested the Gladiator star after he apparently threw a telephone at a member of staff at the Mercer hotel in Manhattan - where he was staying.
It is alleged the incident happened during an argument in the early hours of the morning.
After being held at a local police station, Crowe was led to a waiting police car in front of photographers and reporters.
He was then taken to Manhattan Criminal Court where he was charged with second-degree assault.
Crowe was in New York to promote his latest film "Cinderella Man," a biopic based on the life of world heavyweight champ James Braddock.
The film took in $18.6m in its first week of release, placing it fourth in the box office rankings.
During shooting for the movie, Crowe was involved in brawl with his friend and bodyguard, Mark Carroll, a former Australian rugby league test player.
The actor later blamed himself for the incident, saying he had been drinking and the fight had erupted out of a "misunderstanding".
Crowe won a best actor Oscar in 2001 for his portrayal of Maximus in Gladiator.
Actor Russell Crowe faces up to four years in jail if he is convicted of assaulting a hotel employee in New York.
Police arrested the Gladiator star after he apparently threw a telephone at a member of staff at the Mercer hotel in Manhattan - where he was staying.
It is alleged the incident happened during an argument in the early hours of the morning.
After being held at a local police station, Crowe was led to a waiting police car in front of photographers and reporters.
He was then taken to Manhattan Criminal Court where he was charged with second-degree assault.
Crowe was in New York to promote his latest film "Cinderella Man," a biopic based on the life of world heavyweight champ James Braddock.
The film took in $18.6m in its first week of release, placing it fourth in the box office rankings.
During shooting for the movie, Crowe was involved in brawl with his friend and bodyguard, Mark Carroll, a former Australian rugby league test player.
The actor later blamed himself for the incident, saying he had been drinking and the fight had erupted out of a "misunderstanding".
Crowe won a best actor Oscar in 2001 for his portrayal of Maximus in Gladiator.
