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Russell Crowe arrested in New York
Australian actor allegedly threw phone at hotel employee
Updated: 6:56 a.m. ET June 6, 2005
NEW YORK - The actor Russell Crowe was arrested Monday morning for allegedly throwing a telephone at an employee of the Manhattan hotel where he was staying, police said.
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Crowe, 41, who plays a boxer in his latest film “Cinderella Man,” allegedly 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 arrested and charged by police with second degree assault, Wysokowski said. Crowe was expected to appear in Manhattan Criminal Court later on Monday.
An employee who answered the phone at the Mercer Hotel in SoHo said he was unaware of the incident.
Crowe won the Academy Award for best actor for “Gladiator” in 2001.
Russell Crowe arrested in New York
Australian actor allegedly threw phone at hotel employee
Updated: 6:56 a.m. ET June 6, 2005
NEW YORK - The actor Russell Crowe was arrested Monday morning for allegedly throwing a telephone at an employee of the Manhattan hotel where he was staying, police said.
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Crowe, 41, who plays a boxer in his latest film “Cinderella Man,” allegedly 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 arrested and charged by police with second degree assault, Wysokowski said. Crowe was expected to appear in Manhattan Criminal Court later on Monday.
An employee who answered the phone at the Mercer Hotel in SoHo said he was unaware of the incident.
Crowe won the Academy Award for best actor for “Gladiator” in 2001.