All posts containing the tag: "Russell Crowe"
Posted Oct 15th 2009 8:28AM by TMZ Staff
A firetruck slammed into Russell Crowe's ride during a movie shoot in Pittsburgh yesterday -- problem is, it wasn't in the script.
Crowe and co-star Elizabeth Banks were shooting a scene inside a van, which was parked near a Pittsburgh fire station when a firetruck suddenly pulled out of a nearby station and banged into the front of the van, according to ABC 4.
There were no injuries -- except to the van. The front end was reportedly knocked off.
Filed under: Movies
Tags: elizabeth banks, ElizabethBanks, filming, firetruck, movie shoot, MovieShoot, pittsburgh, russell crowe, RussellCrowe
Posted Aug 31st 2009 12:25PM by TMZ Staff
Russell Crowe knows there is nothing like a last minute cancer stick before going for a healthy bike ride.
The 45-year-old "Insider" star smoked a cig as he embarked on a morning workout in Australia this weekend.
Who needs creatine, when you got nicotine?
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Hot Bodies
Tags: Russell Crowe, RussellCrowe, smoking
Posted Dec 8th 2008 4:45AM by TMZ Staff
Eva Longoria only had the nerves to give Russell Crowe's inner thigh at test drive this weekend -- but J. Lo's husband Marc Anthony wasn't afraid to go in for the kill.
The threesome partied at the Lavo Lounge in Las Vegas along with a pile of other celebs.
Filed under: Jennifer Lopez, Eva Longoria, Hot Vegas
Tags: marc anthony, MarcAnthony, russell crowe, RussellCrowe
Posted Sep 28th 2008 5:23AM by TMZ Staff
Who would have thought the once ripped "Gladiator" star would look like he ate his former self.
Crickey!
Filed under: Food Glorious Food
Tags: Russell Crowe, RussellCrowe
Posted Apr 23rd 2008 7:00PM by TMZ Staff
Amy Poehler screamed "I'm a Red Sox fan!" to shocked Yankee supporters yesterday in New York -- at least she was in the safety of her car!
Also in NY: Natalie Portman walked a dog that didn't piss all over her, Steve Guttenberg was in need of a hot hookup, Jason Lewis swapped spit with our photog and Mariah Carey was her usual diva self.
In L.A.: Lindsay Lohan dodged questions about her slip from sobriety, P!nk was out in Malibu with her new dude, Paula Abdul ate out with Simon's girlfriend, Simon dined elsewhere, Reese Witherspoon was boxed in by the paps and Denise Richards thought our camera was actually filming her for her reality show.
Filed under: Star Catcher
Tags: amy poehler, AmyPoehler, andrew lloyd weber, AndrewLloydWeber, benji madden, BenjiMadden, david duchovny, DavidDuchovny, denise richards, DeniseRichards, jason lewis, jason wahler, JasonLewis, JasonWahler, lindsay lohan, LindsayLohan, mariah carey, MariahCarey, natalie portman, NataliePortman, paris hilton, ParisHilton, paula abdul, PaulaAbdul, pnk, regis philbin, RegisPhilbin, ricki lake, RickiLake, robin thicke, RobinThicke, russell crowe, RussellCrowe, simon cowell, SimonCowell, steve guttenberg, SteveGuttenberg
Posted Apr 15th 2008 10:00AM by TMZ Staff
Crack is whack -- especially when it comes from a photographer's low-hanging pants.
Russell Crowe was mortified by the grotesque sights in Beverly Hills yesterday. It's probably time for our photog to invest in a belt.
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Posted Apr 11th 2008 11:44AM by TMZ Staff
Screw those other green celebs, Russell Crowe's got some real energy efficient power between his legs.
Mountain bikes -- perfect for traversing the rugged terrain of Beverly Hills.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Ride Me
Tags: russell crowe, RussellCrowe
Posted Feb 22nd 2008 1:17PM by TMZ Staff
Remember the days when Russell Crowe had sex appeal? Now he's got more of a low-key "Sesame Street" appeal.
The former bad boy was out with his wife and two sons, and it looked like Russell was the one who gained all the baby weight, not his wife!
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Kids
Tags: russell crowe, RussellCrowe
Posted Jun 23rd 2006 5:31PM by TMZ Staff
Are Hollywood's biggest stars too big for their britches?
A rash of high-profile, big-budget films suggest that the Hollywood studios, after years of acquiescing to superstar salaries, are finally getting a little tougher when it comes to budgets.
For instance, look at the news today that Sony pulled the plug on James Mangold's film, "3:10 to Yuma," a Western that had initially attracted Tom Cruise, but now has Russell Crowe and Eric Bana set as its stars. William Morris is frantically flogging the pic with other studios hoping someone else will stake the production.
"'This is deja vu all over again,' Mangold told Daily Variety, referring to the fact that his last film, "Walk the Line," was also set up at Sony and ready to start shooting when the studio pulled out. Mangold shopped that film all over town and was turned down by every studio but Fox, where the pic went on to be a critical and commercial hit."
The yanking of "3:10 to Yuma"'s plug comes on the heels of Paramount Pictures decision to shove the Jim Carrey / Tim Burton collaboration, "Ripley's Believe it or Not" into deep freeze, and Fox's decision to drop the axe down on "Used Guys," which was to also to have starred Carrey and Ben Stiller. At $122 million, "Used Guys" would have been the most expensive original comedy ever developed.
As the Hollywood Reporter's Ann Thompson noted a few weeks ago, the studios have been "have been burned a few too many times. While studios are happy to bet the farm on such franchises as 'X-Men,' 'Pirates of the Caribbean' or 'Superman Returns,' they would much rather control the project than let powerful A-list stars and expensive final-cut directors take them down the path toward budget inflation and iffy box office returns."
Indeed, that's an important difference to note: Universal's "American Gangster," the script by "Hotel Rwanda" director Terry George was temporarily shelved, then had its budget trimmed by tens of millions. It's now being made with Ridley Scott at the helm. The same fate could await Burton and Carrey's "Ripleys." Ditto "3:10 to Yuma."
Is there a reason for all this plug-pulling and hand-wringing?
Actually, yes: In some respects, your parents are at fault. Oldsters are still watching the movies; they just do it on DVD. Meaning that an Oscar nomination, or even a win, just doesn't translate into box office bounce the way it used to.
In the meantime, agents grouse that even in success, they can't get their superstar clients a raise. Said one agent, who decline to name his client or the studio at which he's negotiating a sequel, "I am not mad yet. I'm still in the incredulous phase."
We can't wait for phase two.
Tags: Russell Crowe, RussellCrowe
Posted Apr 13th 2006 1:01PM by TMZ Staff
April 13, 2006 12:30PM ET
Ashlee Simpson hosted the second annual MTV Australian Music Awards in Sydney Wednesday. But she wasn't the only star to make the trek to the land down under-- Russell Crowe, Snoop Dogg, The Veronicas and James Blunt also made the trip.
The Veronicas and Ashlee both took home two awards.
Tags: Ashlee Simpson, AshleeSimpson, James Blunt, JamesBlunt, MTV Australian Music Awards, MtvAustralianMusicAwards, Russell Crowe, RussellCrowe, Snoop Dogg, SnoopDogg, Veronicas
Posted Dec 31st 2005 4:53PM by TMZ Staff
'Cause they can't all be Tom Hanks
By TMZ.COM STAFF
(Dec. 31) -- We're pretty sure that there were plenty of people who threw phones and drove drunk in 2005. But it's just more fun when famous people do those things.
So in keeping with that theory, let's take a look of the best celebrity run-ins with the law.
Russell Crowe: Reach Out and Touch Someone
When some people get mad at hotel employees, they might express their disdain by complaining to the manager, or perhaps by not tipping. Other people throw phones. Ok, maybe not a lot of other people. Ok, maybe just Russell Crowe.
In June, the Oscar-winning actor was staying at the Mercer Hotel in New York City when he became so angry about not being able to get a call through to his wife in Australia, he threw a phone at hotel concierge Nestor Estrada. According to the complaint, Crowe's toss hit Estrada in the face and caused "a laceration and substantial pain."
Crowe pled guilty to third-degree assault in November, admitting to a judge that he threw the phone. Crowe was sentenced to a conditional discharge, which means he must not get arrested for one year. We're guessing that's a good deal for Crowe, but the odds on him getting arrested are certainly higher for him than most Oscar-winning actors -- though we hear you don't want to get Roberto Benigni all riled up.
The incident dogged Russell for the rest of the year. He complained to Australian press that the media blew the incident "out of proportion," but then later joked about it at the Australian Film Industry Awards.
Maybe fatherhood will finally mellow Russell out.
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Kate Moss: Hey, What's With the Camera?Who knew that multi-million dollar companies frowned upon their spokespeople doing cocaine? While Kate Moss never actually admitted to drug use, the Daily Mirror published photos of the 31-year-old supermodel doing cocaine.
It didn't help her cause when the accompanying video made the Internet rounds -- not that we watched it or anything. Or downloaded it. Or e-mailed it to friends.
Moss lost modeling deals with Rimmel London, Burberry, H&M and Chanel. She later issued a statement that said in part, "I want to apologize to all of the people I have let down because of my behavior, which has reflected badly on my family, friends, co-workers, business associates and others."
But Moss proved you can never count a supermodel out. She has appeared on three magazine covers since the incident (W, Vanity Fair and Vogue), while filming a commercial for Virgin Mobile that poked fun at the incident.
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Christian Slater: 'I Didn't Do Anything'Let Slater's battle cry ring throughout the land! Christian was arrested on May 31 in Manhattan for allegedly sexually harassing a woman on the street. In this case, the alleged harassing was a butt grab.
Slater was arrested after the victim ID'd Christian later on at the scene of the crime. Slater cried out to anyone who listen, "I didn't do anything," while being led into the back of a squad car.
Christian held strong to his convictions and refused a plea bargain that called for him to plead guilty to second-degree harassment, rather than third-degree sexual abuse. The plan worked and a New York judge later agreed to dismiss the charges, provided Slater stays out of trouble for six months. (Crowe should have used
his attorney.)
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Michelle Rodriguez and Cynthia Watros: Don't They Watch 'Lost' in Hawaii?Either they don't or the police force in Honolulu is controlled by The Others. How else can you explain two stars of the hit show, Michelle Rodriguez and Cynthia Watros, being arrested for drunk driving in Hawaii?
What makes it particularly interesting is that the pair wasn't even together; they were arrested in two separate incidents, 15 minutes apart! Seems like some folks were having a darn good time at the same party.
Both women failed field sobriety tests and were taken into custody. Rodriguez had a blood alcohol level of 0.145, nearly twice the legal limit of 0.08, according to documents obtained by KITV-TV, the ABC affiliate in Hawaii.
Apparently Rodriguez tried to play the "I'm on TV card" with police. "I don't (expletive) belong here!" KITV reported she said. "Why don't you just put a gun to my head and shoot me! You've already taken my freedom! You might as well take my life too!"
Rodriguez will apparently try and find the charges, while Watros will not. Rodriguez entered a "not guilty" plea through her lawyer on Dec. 29. Watros' attorney was granted a continuance of the arraignment to Jan. 12, when she will plead guilty and take "full responsibility."
Hopefully by then Watros will have settled her case and we'll all find out what the hell happened to Walt.
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Chris Tucker: In a Hurry to PrayAnd the Lord said, "Don't be late to church!"
Apparently we missed that sermon in bible study class -- but Chris Tucker didn't. The 'Rush Hour' star was arrested in Georgia in April for speeding. He was allegedly clocked doing 109 miles per hour in his 2005 Bentley. So where was Tucker in such a hurry to get to? Why, church services in South Carolina, of course.
According to cops, he was arrested for reckless driving and fleeing to elude after he did not pull over right away. The 32-year-old comedian told authorities that he didn't hear their sirens, presumably because the Lord was already talking his ear off.
Tucker released a statement to the television show 'Celebrity Justice' that said, "All I wanted to do is get to the 11 AM church services on time."
Tucker pled guilty to speeding and eluding police and paid a fine of $6,999. A small price to pay to stay in the good favor of the Lord.
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Filed under: Train Wrecks
Tags: Chris Tucker, Christian Slater, ChristianSlater, ChrisTucker, Kate Moss, KateMoss, Michelle Rodriguez, MichelleRodriguez, Russell Crowe, RussellCrowe
Posted Dec 30th 2005 12:15PM by TMZ Staff
It may not have been evident at the time, but when Tom Cruise was leaping up and down on Oprah Winfrey's couch, he was like a piston, churning the wheels of fate.
Had Cruise not chosen to express his love for Katie Holmes on that momentous May day, 2005 might have been very different. Just imagine:
Hurt by Cruise's cold, somber manner on "Oprah," Holmes storms out of the studio and announces that she's leaving the "War of the Worlds" star.
"He could have at least hugged an ottoman," Holmes says. Spurned by the 27-year-old beauty, Cruise undergoes a period of self-examination and gives up Scientology. Devastated over losing its most famous member, the church quickly recruits Russell Crowe.
Enlightenment soothes Crowe's anger, and the notorious phone-tossing incident never happens (although there are reports of the actor flicking a Cheez-It at a hotel bellboy).
His good reputation takes a hit, though, when Crowe (promoting "Cinderella Man") calls "Today" host Matt Lauer "glib" while discussing medication. The word is apparently central to Scientology beliefs - like "sin" is for Catholics.
Crowe's "Cinderella Man" co-star, Renee Zellweger, thrown by the brouhaha, seeks solace not in country star Kenny Chesney, but someone just as surprising. She marries "American Idol" finalist Bo Bice, a decision criticized by Simon Cowell.
The wedding news breaks just as the circulatory dating of Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn hits full stride. It becomes too much for tabloid editors, who begin referring to them as Brangelinastonaughn.
The partner-swapping also elicits fierce debate over whether each relationship is based on true love or strategic image-making and movie-selling. The theory - dubbed "intelligent design" - doesn't quite make it to the Supreme Court.
One case that does make it to a courtroom, though, is Anna Nicole Smith's suit against Kanye West alleging that his hit song "Gold Digger" is about her. The trial is dismissed, though, after Smith shows up late to court in her pajamas.
West remains bitter, a feeling intensified by the mishandling of Hurricane Katrina. At a telethon, his co-presenter, Mike Myers, is replaced at the last minute by Michael Jackson. A confused West then proclaims: "George Bush hates white people."
Distraught over his mistake, West joins Dave Chappelle in South Africa.
Paris Hilton never meets her would-be fiance, Paris Latsis. Instead, she becomes engaged to herself. "That's hot," she claims.
The engagement lasts three weeks before splintering amid a dispute over the prenuptial agreement.
Jessica Simpson, witnessing Hilton's breakup drama, opts to stay married to Nick Lachey. Their "Newlyweds" show is renamed "Mildly Satisfied, Sort of Unhappy Married Couple, Remaining Together for Financial Reasons - Like Everyone Else."
By some strange coincidence, Martha Stewart and New York Times reporter Judith Miller end up at the same prison. Stewart brightens up Miller's cell with curtains and Miller helps Stewart with her "Apprentice" catch phrase.
The pair rules the jail, forming the "Valerie Plame Gang" in which each member must get a tattoo reading "VPG for Life: Disclose this!"
In this alternate reality, though, Britney Spears and Kevin Federline remain together. Even history's left-hand turns can't stop true love.
Filed under: Hook-Ups, The Biz, Life Style
Tags: american idol, AmericanIdol, angelina jolie, AngelinaJolie, anna nicole smith, AnnaNicoleSmith, bo bice, BoBice, brad pitt, BradPitt, cinderella man, CinderellaMan, gold digger, GoldDigger, jennifer aniston, JenniferAniston, kanye west, KanyeWest, katie holmes, KatieHolmes, kenny chesney, KennyChesney, matt lauer, MattLauer, Oprah winfrey, OprahWinfrey, renee zellweger, ReneeZellweger, russell crowe, RussellCrowe, scientology, simon cowell, SimonCowell, today, Tom Cruise, TomCruise, vince vaughn, VinceVaughn, war of the worlds, WarOfTheWorlds
Posted Dec 27th 2005 6:31PM by TMZ Staff
Every year, celebrities have public temper tantrums, get arrested or go into rehab. We've become so used to this bad behavior that it takes a lot for us to be shocked. But some celebrities went above and beyond the typical, and their freakouts had us talking for weeks, if not months... heck, we're still talkin'. Here are TMZ's top five celebrity meltdowns of the year.
Click here... it's not over yet
Filed under: Train Wrecks, Tom & Katie
Tags: danny bonaduce, DannyBonaduce, dave chappelle, DaveChappelle, kate moss, KateMoss, russell crowe, RussellCrowe, tom cruise, TomCruise
