[Cody Dawg]

Now AMC will give you back your money if you go see Cinderella Man starring Russell Crowe and you do not like it. Link

Someone should tell AMC that the public is sick of Russell Crowe, that's all. His last escapade with attacking a hotel clerk did more damage to his movie than anything else.

He's had a problem with his behavior for a long time. I hope he goes to jail. Apparently in this latest escapade of his he actually hurled the phone, then a bowl, then took a bow and finished by jumping into a karate stance...then went back to his hotel room.

DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Russell Crowe
"Cinderella Man" star Russell Crowe is expected to get hammered this week with a massive lawsuit that will provide a blow-by-blow account of his alleged June 6 telephone rage assault against a downtown hotel clerk.
The suit will charge that Crowe hurled a ceramic bowl at Mercer Hotel clerk Nestor (Josh) Estrada after hitting the 28-year-old Brooklyn man in the face with a thrown phone - an attack captured on video, according to sources familiar with the incident.

The bowl shattered against a wall near the clerk's head, according to the sources. After the predawn explosion - witnessed by two other employees at the SoHo hotel - Crowe took a deep bow and assumed a karate stance, the sources said.

The Academy Award-winning actor has apologized for blowing up at Estrada after being unable to get a call through to his wife in Australia. But brief settlement talks went nowhere, and Estrada is set to file suit this week.

Much of Crowe's lobby act was captured by a hidden security videotape camera, the sources said.

That tape is now in the possession of the Manhattan district attorney's office, which has charged Crowe, 41, with felonious assault and criminal possession of a weapon. The "Gladiator" star could face seven years in prison, if convicted

Crowe's high-profile attorney, Gerald Lefcourt, declined to comment on the case or the pending lawsuit except to say, "Russell Crowe went on three national television programs apologizing for the incident and making amends and he is trying to put it behind him."

Estrada's attorney Eric Franz would say only, "I'll do my talking through the legal process."

The lawsuit, to be filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, will seek unspecified punitive and compensatory damages. It will also detail Crowe's past blowouts.

Sources said the suit is expected to include this chronology in the Mercer Hotel incident:

Shortly after 4 a.m., an apparently jet-lagged Crowe, in town to promote "Cinderella Man," became frustrated when he failed to reach his wife.

He complained to the hotel desk several times, finally demanding the clerk's name. "Josh," said Estrada, who goes by his middle name.

"I'm coming down to see you," said Crowe, cursing at Estrada, according to those familiar with the incident.

A few minutes later, Crowe appeared in the lobby with his room phone in hand asking for Josh, as the two other clerks looked on aghast.

Estrada identified himself and Crowe, grasping the phone over his head with two hands, hurled it at him as if he were making an inbounds pass in a soccer game.

The clerk was knocked to the floor by the blow. Crowe then picked up the ceramic bowl and threw it, turned around, bowed and assumed the karate stance, according to witness accounts.

Meanwhile, Estrada scurried out a nearby door and dialed 911. Police arrived shortly after and arrested Crowe, who spent the rest of the night behind bars.

Sources in the Crowe camp who requested anonymity noted that Estrada suffered a 1-inch gash on his right cheek, but no permanent damage.

Originally published on June 28, 2005 New York Daily News

Apparently his lawyer tried to get them to settle the case and the victim didn't want to have anything to do with a settlement.

When WAS the last time Russell Crowe had a hit anyway?

He's a big gob who thinks more of himself than anyone else.

Did any of you see Cinderella Man?

[xi_hyperon]

Whether he's had a hit or not is irrelevant.

He should pay up and do some time for such a gratuitous show of violence.

[Cody Dawg]

I'm wondering if he has a mental disorder or something. This seems to be standard protocol with him.

Despite that, I'm thinking of seeing the movie. It isn't often that AMC has a money-back guarantee on a movie.

Has anyone seen the movie and can recommend it?

Maybe he'll be nominated for an Oscar and he can accept it from a jail cell someplace via live jail feed.

[wdlove]

Actors are a very insulated spoiled group.

[BlueSky]

He has Mad Crowe Disease.

[Macpilot]

The movie was great, till I read how Ron Howard demonized Max Baer, who was the evil guy portrayed in the movie.

I have always liked Crowe, especially in A Beautiful Mind, which was a masterpiece.

I really think his antics are rather entertaining. He does not conform and does his own thing.

But yes, he should face the music like anyone else, if he is guilty.

We don't know the whole story yet and I think judging him at this stage is not fair. This hotel clerk could be just another opportunistic person taking advantage of Crowe's bank account.

[Ghoser777]

You can get 7 years in prison for hitting someone with a phone and missing them with a bowl?

[Cody Dawg]

Yes. Seven years.

Seriously, who does he think he is? What kind of an ass comes down from his room and smashes a telephone into someone's face then tries to hit them again with a bowl then takes a bow and finishes with a karate salute?



And we thought Tom Cruise was crazy?

bluesky
He has Mad Crowe Disease.

That is THE funniest thing I've heard all day!

[typoon]

This is a bit off topic but ALL Theaters should give money back if people don't like a movie. The Movie industry MIGHT get the message about what is crap and what isn't

[AB^2=BCxAC]

I'll give back my higher education if they give me my money back. I don't use most of it anyway.

[wdlove]

Originally Posted by Cody Dawg

Yes. Seven years.

Seriously, who does he think he is? What kind of an ass comes down from his room and smashes a telephone into someone's face then tries to hit them again with a bowl then takes a bow and finishes with a karate salute?

Russell Crowe thought that he was acting in a movie at the time. Something must have caused him to hear action! The problem is that the hotel worker wasn't a stunt man. His mistake and now he is whimpering about the incident, not acting like a man.