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The Associated Press
NEW YORK Jun 6, 2005 — Russell Crowe was arrested
Monday morning for allegedly throwing a telephone at
an employee of the Manhattan hotel where he was
staying, police said.
Crowe, 41, who plays a boxer in his latest film,
"Cinderella Man," threw the phone at the Mercer Hotel
employee, striking him in the face, during an argument
at around 4:20 a.m., said police spokesman Sgt. Mike
Wysokowski.
The Australian movie star was taken into custody,
fingerprinted and charged with second-degree assault,
said police Lieutenant Eugene Whyte.
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Crowe was expected to appear in Manhattan Criminal
Court later Monday.
An employee who answered the phone at the Mercer Hotel
in SoHo said he was unaware of the incident.
Crowe won an Oscar for his role in 2000's "Gladiator."
"Cinderella Man," Ron Howard's story of Depression-era
boxer Jim Braddock, had a lackluster opening this
weekend, debuting at No. 4 with an estimated $18.6
million at the box office.
Universal had counted on a better debut for the film,
which reunites Howard, Crowe and producer Brian
Grazer, the team behind the 2001 Academy Awards
champion "A Beautiful Mind."
Copyright 2005 The Associated Press
NEW YORK Jun 6, 2005 — Russell Crowe was arrested
Monday morning for allegedly throwing a telephone at
an employee of the Manhattan hotel where he was
staying, police said.
Crowe, 41, who plays a boxer in his latest film,
"Cinderella Man," threw the phone at the Mercer Hotel
employee, striking him in the face, during an argument
at around 4:20 a.m., said police spokesman Sgt. Mike
Wysokowski.
The Australian movie star was taken into custody,
fingerprinted and charged with second-degree assault,
said police Lieutenant Eugene Whyte.
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Crowe was expected to appear in Manhattan Criminal
Court later Monday.
An employee who answered the phone at the Mercer Hotel
in SoHo said he was unaware of the incident.
Crowe won an Oscar for his role in 2000's "Gladiator."
"Cinderella Man," Ron Howard's story of Depression-era
boxer Jim Braddock, had a lackluster opening this
weekend, debuting at No. 4 with an estimated $18.6
million at the box office.
Universal had counted on a better debut for the film,
which reunites Howard, Crowe and producer Brian
Grazer, the team behind the 2001 Academy Awards
champion "A Beautiful Mind."
Copyright 2005 The Associated Press