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 Oscar
winning Hollywood star Russell Crowe was
arrested in New York on Monday and charged with
assault after allegedly hurling a telephone at a
hotel employee, a police spokeswoman said.
Police were soon called to the swanky Mercer
Hotel in SoHo, downtown Manhattan.
"Upon arrival, it was determined that Russel
Crowe threw a phone at a hotel clerk," the
spokeswoman said, adding that the employee had been
treated in hospital for a minor cut to the face.
The notoriously short-tempered Crowe, 41, was
apparently angry at being unable to put a call
through to Australia.
Crowe, who was in New York to promote his latest
film "Cinderella Man," was due to appear in criminal
court later Monday.
The Australian actor won a best actor Oscar in 2001
for his portrayal of Maximus in "Gladiator." |
