Russell Crowe

THE GREY BEARD ISN’T DOING RUSSELL CROWE ANY FAVORS

Another grey beard making the wearer – in this case, Russell Crowe- look WAY less attractive. Remember, back in 2000, Russell and Meg Ryan costarred in Proof of Life and fell hard for each other. He was a hot commodity in those days. Meg left her husband Dennis Quaid for him! Eventually the infatuation fizzled out, but it was a huge tabloid scandal, and damaged Meg’s career by spoiling her good-girl image. The When Harry Met Sally star was considered to be “America’s Sweetheart.” Russell is 58 now -the same age as Brad Pitt, but he doesn’t look half as good as Brad, thanks in part to the grey beard. But he does have a young American girlfriend, Britney Theriot, 31, and they are in Rome together where he’s filming.

RUSSELL CROWE OPERATES A NON-THREATENING VEHICLE

Russell Crowe may appear to be mild-mannered as he rides an electric scooter in Stockholm (where his band is recording) but he’s preparing to scare the daylights out of you! Crowe just signed to star in a road rage film called “Unhinged.” It’s about a mother who honks her horn at the WRONG time, and an ordinary incident develops into a sinister story with a terrifying conclusion. This PLAUSIBLE situation is far more frightening than a possessed doll or a haunted house – it’s real life madness. We’re also looking forward to seeing Russell play the disgusting Roger Ailes in The Loudest Voice later this month…

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GAINING WEIGHT IS “NOT THAT DIFFICULT” FOR RUSSELL CROWE

Every time we see a photo of Russell Crowe plumped up to play Roger Ailes in Showtime’s The Loudest Voice, we wonder how much is padding and how much is actual weight gain. Judging by his neck, Russell appears to have loaded on as much weight as he did for Body of Lies (63 lbs) – he says gaining is easy – he just stops being active and eats whatever he wants. But LOSING all those pounds must be painful! Aren’t there any already hefty actors who would love to play these roles? We’re guessing they aren’t famous “enough.” Russell says he was in the makeup chair for five hours for this transformation, but we suspect most of that was for his character’s receding hairline…

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RUSSELL CROWE HAS A GOOD EXCUSE FOR LOOKING SO BAD

No WONDER Russell Crowe has been looking so bloated and awful for the past year – he’s been fattening up to play a monster! Specifically, Roger Ailes in a series for Showtime. Ailes was the predatory boss at successful Fox News for 20 years who forced female employees to wear skirts and heels every day. Dozens of women accused him of sexual harassment and huge quantities of hush money changed hands to maintain the misogynistic culture at Fox. The brave women who finally took him on were considerably better looking than Ailes.

Above: Russell Crowe filming in New York

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RUSSELL CROWE HAS NEVER LOOKED WORSE

A full-figured Russell Crowe showed up in Rome for a festive event involving his 2000 epic Gladiator. While the movie was projected on a big screen, a symphony orchestra played the Oscar nominated score. A nice way to spend a summer evening. Russell, 54, has changed a LOT since he made that movie, but he seems unconcerned. The bushy gray beard isn’t helping his looks any – he’s certainly hiding any indication that he was once a hot guy. Maybe his divorce made him less concerned about his looks (?) – or maybe that old adage applies – his condition is the result of having money and too much free time…

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RUSSELL CROWE HAS PUT HIS MARRIAGE BEHIND HIM

Who knew that Russell Crowe, 54, was such a sentimental collector? His divorce from Danielle Spencer was final last year and he’s cleaning house with an online auction at Sotheby’s Australia called “The Art of Divorce.” Russell saved costumes from most of his movies and his fans can now buy everything from his gladiator costumes and body armor to his neo-Nazi Romper Stomper boots. He also has a full-size Roman chariot along with a large custom motorcycle collection and loads of collectible guitars. In case you forgot, he’s a musician and has had several bands in Australia. The auction expects to pull in millions of dollars – some of which will go to kids’ charities in Australia.

Above Russell appeared last fall in London with his latest band Indoor Garden Party.

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RUSSELL CROWE AND MEG RYAN TOGETHER AGAIN? IT COULD HAPPEN!

THAT rumor has resurfaced again and it’s not so far-fetched. We’re talking about Russell Crowe and Meg Ryan. You might remember their whirlwind romance around 15 years ago when they filmed “Proof of Life” together. Meg called the scandalous romance off, but she did split with her cheating husband Dennis Quaid not long after. Since then, Russell has married and divorced and Meg recently split with John Mellencamp. They are both single and in New York and Crowe’s friends say that after a few drinks he reminisces very fondly about Meg and would love to hook up again. Meg and Russell are both older and wiser now, so who knows?

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CAVE MAN RUSSELL CROWE THINKS HE KNOWS WHAT’S WRONG WITH ACTRESSES

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Not long ago, Russell Crowe, 50, made some comments about actresses over 40 who complain there aren’t enough roles for them. He said that the unhappy actresses wanted to continue playing ingénue roles as if they were still 21 and couldn’t understand why they weren’t cast. He praised Meryl Streep for playing her “age.” This infuriating chauvinism probably broke up his own marriage! Crowe doesn’t acknowledge that MALE stars habitually play younger and their love interests are DECADES younger. Actresses are often doomed to playing “girlfriends” when they’re young, and “moms” when they age, because few movies are ABOUT women. The problem is there are not enough females writing scripts about women and not enough female studio heads okaying them. White men still rule in Hollywood. Meanwhile lookswise, Crowe does NOT seem to be holding up as well as Sharon Stone

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RUSSELL CROWE IS HOPELESSLY ADDICTED TO NICOTINE

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Russell Crowe and his estranged wife Danielle Spencer arrived at LAX with their two sons, Charles, 11, and Tennyson, 8. Danielle announced that they were separated and living apart back in 2012 but no divorce has been filed yet. Insiders say his king-size ego is what cost him his marriage. (Boozing and chasing women) We were appalled to learn that Crowe admits he has smoked since he was ten and has averaged 60 cigarettes a day for 36 years of his life! He’s tried quitting and failed. We wouldn’t want to live with him either.

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