Russell Crowe ‘threatened to kill producer while filming Gladiator’
According to a new book, Hollywood A-lister Russell Crowe threatened to kill a producer with his bare hands, over payment of his assistants, during filming of ‘Gladiator’.
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London: According to a new book, Hollywood A-lister Russell Crowe threatened to kill a producer with his bare hands, over payment of his assistants, during filming of ‘Gladiator’.
Journalist Nicole LaPorte recounts the incident in her new book ‘The Men Who Would Be King: An Almost Epic Tale of Moguls, Movies, and a Company called DreamWorks.’
Back in 2000, Crowe allegedly rang Branko Lustig, 77, and swore at him, saying: "I will kill you with my bare hands."
Lustig, a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp, reported the matter to Steven Spielberg, whose DreamWorks studio was backing the film. He was later asked to leave the production.
However, the actor`s spokesman in Australia dismissed the allegations.
"I`ve been told that Amazon already has the book discounted. Go figure," the Telegraph quoted the rep as telling the Sydney Morning Herald.
ANI
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