The volatile Russell Crowe APOLOGIZES for bullying British Producer!

Russell's got a temper...but he can be a softie too.

LONDON - Actor Russell Crowe has apologized for the tongue-lashing he gave a British television producer who cut a chunk of his 'Best Actor' acceptance speech from a delayed British awards show broadcast.

The New Zealand-born star, who shoved and cursed Malcolm Gerrie at a party after the British Academy Film Awards in London last Sunday, apologized to the producer in a weekend telephone call, a spokesman for Gerrie's production company told Reuters Monday.

"He said his language had been excessive and yes, he was still a bit sore (that his acceptance speech had been cut) but he understood that Malcolm had a job to do," the spokesman said.

Crowe, whose angry outburst after the BAFTA's -- Britain's equivalent of the Oscars -- was reminiscent of his "Gladiator" role, even offered to buy Gerrie a drink on his next visit to London.

He also apologized to Gerrie's family for the press intrusion after the incident.

"He asked if he could make up for the door-stepping and spoke for 15 minutes to Malcolm's son, Oliver, who was thrilled," the spokesman said.

He added that Gerrie was delighted by the apology and there were "no hard feelings."

On being offered a drink by the Hollywood star, Gerrie suggested they meet up at his local pub for a Guinness, the spokesman said.

Gerrie raised Crowe's ire when he cut his recital of a poem by Patrick Kavanagh from the tape-delayed broadcast of the awards ceremony.

Crowe carried off the prize for best actor for his role as a schizophrenic mathematician in "A Beautiful Mind," raising the prospects of repeat success at the Oscars themselves.

Last year, Crowe won the Academy Award as best actor playing a Roman general turned warrior-slave in "Gladiator."

 

I don't think he's a softy so much as he knows the Oscars are in 3 weeks, and he doesn't want to be perceived as the a**hole he is.

Amazing.

 

You're probably right...he's trying to
be "political."

 

I think he should have roughed him up a little more!

 

Bloody New Zealanders!

 

Jesus, what's the deal with al you bloody AUSTRALIANS...


*runs*

 

The Producer should have shot Crowe. Crowe sucks at acting and shouldn't have even won.

 

Hey, Russel is a great Australasian with his work.

But his personal skills are to be expected form a Kiwi.

 

Good one.

 

RUSSEL CROWE DESERVES WHAT HE GETS. HE IS A KINIVING A-HOLE!!!

 

Russell Crowe sucks at acting?

Yeah,

like Bjorn Borg couldn't play tennis,
John Williams can't write film music,
Tiger Woods can't play golf,
and I can't get a girlfriend.

 

"At my signal, unleash hell"






upon British TV producers

 

Well, why did they cut his speech? That was rude. AnakinGirl, what has he ever done to make you say such a thing?

 

"Well, why did they cut his speech? That was rude."

As I understand it, he was reading some poem and talked for about two minutes, which is far too long, so they cut out the poem.

Amazing.

 

No one cares about Russell Crowe's poem except Russell Crowe. He's a jackass.

 

I thought he was pretty good in gladiator... but of course, I think most blood and guts movies are pretty good

 

Maybe the producer should have thought twice about cutting out the remarks of a man who just won the British equivalent of an Oscar for brilliantly portraying a PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIC, who won an Oscar for playing a BRUTAL GLADIATOR, and who first rocketed to fame for playing a violent young punk in ROMPER STOMPER! Crowe loves to play violent, crazy characters!

 

I hate it when they cut acceptance speeches like that... The Grammys are the worst.

 

"Maybe the producer should have thought twice about cutting out the remarks of a man who just won the British equivalent of an Oscar for brilliantly portraying a PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIC, who won an Oscar for playing a BRUTAL GLADIATOR, and who first rocketed to fame for playing a violent young punk in ROMPER STOMPER! Crowe loves to play violent, crazy characters!"

Yeah, and maybe Russell Crowe should have thought twice about assaulting a man for doing his job.

Amazing.

 

What's he got that Dennis Quaid hasn't?

 

"What's he got that Dennis Quaid hasn't?"

A career. *rimshot*

Amazing.

 

No assault charges were filed.

Amazing.