Russell Crowe Curses, Flees Radio Show
A grumpier-than-usual Russell Crowe today fled a BBC talk-show appearance when the host dared to suggest his Robin Hood accent featured "hints of Irish." Wrong, wrong, wrong, said Crowe. "You've got dead ears mate. You've seriously got dead ears if you think that's an Irish accent," he continued. "Bollocks ... I'm a little dumbfounded you could possibly find any Irish in that character. That's kind of ridiculous. It's your show. Whatever." Pressed further if he was going for Northern England, the Aussie spat, "No, I was going for an Italian, yeah. Missed it?" Toss in a few F-bombs and an early exit... you know, the usual. [Guardian]
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Good to see Russell is living up to his reputation. At least no phones were tossed around this time.
I have listened to the clip. You - obviously - did not. Or else you are lying deliberately.
Crowe did not storm" off and he did not "spat"; his time was up anyway.
Lawson was deliberately confrontational in pressing on and on about the accent. Crowe had been perfectly affable up until that point.
I despise the Paxmanesque School of Interviewing which demands you belittle and provoke your subject.