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Apr 11
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When Rebel Wilson tried to thank Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe told her to ‘f–k off’

Do you love Rebel Wilson as much as I love her? She’s amazing, isn’t she? One of my dirty little secrets is that I saw Pitch Perfect in the theater and I loved it, and it was all because of Rebel and Anna Kendrick. Rebel is also on Twitter, and her tweets strike the perfect balance of humor, humility and self-promotion. Rebel is in the new Michael Bay movie Pain & Gain (I KNOW) and she’s also hosting the MTV Movie Awards, which air this Sunday. I think I might try to watch her opening…? I don’t know, though. Sunday nights are intense for me. Game of Thrones, Call the Midwife (RIGHT?), The Good Wife and Mad Men?!?! It’s intense.

Anyway, Rebel appeared on The Tonight Show and she told a hilarious story about Russell Crowe. I LOVE HER.

Rebel Wilson revealed that fellow Aussie actor Russell Crowe once hurled an f-bomb at her.

During a chat on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” last night, the brassy comedienne explained how she won the Nicole Kidman Scholarship while studying acting at the Australian Theater for Young People.

“Nicole paid for everything!” Wilson, 27, exclaimed. “An apartment, going to see Broadway shows…she doesn’t know about that.”

When Leno asked if she ever thanked Kidman, Wilson replied, “One time in Sydney I saw her having dinner with Russell Crowe and I go, “Ok. Now’s my chance. I’m going to say thank you.”

“But before I could say anything Russell Crowe just turns to me and says, ‘F–k off!’ just put my head down and walked away.”

Despite the Crowe-blow, Wilson appears to have no hard feelings. She’s also had a banner year with a breakout role in “Pitch Perfect” and will be hosting Sunday’s MTV Movie Awards.

[From Page Six]

Does this story surprise anyone? That Russell Crowe tells random people to “f—k off”? I would imagine that Russell will be slightly embarrassed to hear this and he’ll probably seek out Rebel.

Here’s Rebel talking about Channing Tatum. This is a perfect example of why people love Rebel AND why they love Channing.

She tweeted a photo from the filming of those promos too:

Photos courtesy of WENN, Rebel’s Twitter.

Posted in Rebel Wilson, Russell Crowe

Written by Kaiser         78 Comments »
Jan 18
'13
Russell Crowe hit on ‘beautiful Rapunzel’ Amanda Seyfried, who rejected him

Russell Crowe Amanda Seyfried

For better or worse, Russell Crowe’s career is on the upswing. It’s a Rusty renaissance, and I guess he figures he still “has it” in the girl-picking-up department too. Until recently, Russell has been paying lip service to trying to get his family back together since he and wife Danielle Spencer separated last October after nine years of marriage. However, it seems that Russell has abandoned that plan after being linked to both Katie Lee and Dita Von Teese in a matter of months. Now and according to the Enquirer, we’re getting a new story about how Russell has been hitting on his Les Mis and Winter’s Tale co-star, Amanda Seyfried, for the duration of the filming of these two movies. What a tool, right? Well, Amanda is not interested at all in Russell’s pseudo-lothario moves:

Amanda Seyfried

Russell Crowe mae a big deal about heading back to Australia to patch up his trouble marriage to Danielle Spencer — but The Enquirer has learned the aging Romeo now has the hots for his beautiful blonde Les Miserables co-star Amanda Seyfried.

His efforts to woo the 27-year-old actress went for naught, however, because she’s just not interested in a romance with him, say sources. “I think Amanda was probably grossed out by Russell’s come-ons,” an insider told The Enquirer. “She’d be repulsed by the way he claims he’s trying to repair his marriage while flirting with her.”

The insider adds that the 48-year-old Oscar winner — now bloated and bearing a bushy gray beard — “was crazy about Amanda” while he was recently shooting Winter’s Tale in New York. Russell would show up on his bike while Amanda was walking her dog, and he’d try to tag along with her for lunch dates,” said the source. “He went overboard with compliments, raving about her lush golden locks, calling her ‘my beautiful Rapunzel.’

“He even sent Amanda flowers and mushy e-mails, telling her how beautiful and talented she is and how he’d love to find another movie project for them. But who could blame Amanda if she is creeped out by him? His unruly beard and big belly make him look like Bigfoot!”

As the Enquirer recently reported, the father of two was trying to save his marriage after it was announced in October that he and his wife of nine years, Danielle, 42, were splitting. Despite reports he was getting cozy with Billy Joel’s ex-wife Katie Lee in December, Crowe proclaimed that his “priority” was to bring his family back together.

“The problem is that Russell just can’t seem to contrl himself around pretty women,” noted the insider. “But Amanda definitely doesn’t want to get mixed up in his drama.”

[From Enquirer, print edition, January 28, 2013]

Ugh, I can’t believe he actually referred to her as “my beautiful Rapunzel.” Rusty must really be, uh, rusty. Amanda may very well be used to dating douches (Dominic Cooper, Ryan Phillipe, and Josh Hartnett among them), but she does have standards, you know. That is, she’s obviously not into married douches. If this story is true (which it very well could be), Russell’s really coming off as a desperate pervert who preys on younger co-stars who clearly are not interested. Poor Amanda.

Russell Crowe

Incidentally, here’s Amanda with her new boyfriend, Desmond Harrington (according to our photo agency, but this is actually a “mystery man”), for a grocery shopping trip last week. She sure is popular with the dudes, and Russell should have known he’d have no chance.

Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Seyfried

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN

Posted in Amanda Seyfried, Russell Crowe

Written by Bedhead         42 Comments »
Jan 15
'13
Was Russell Crowe “holed up” with Dita Von Teese at the Four Seasons last month?

Where was Russell Crowe for the Golden Globes? Big Rus was nowhere to be seen during Globes weekend. I guess he’s still in Australia, visiting his kids and maybe trying to work on his marriage – although from the looks of things one month ago, Danielle Spencer has no interest in working things out, and she’s already moved on. Maybe Russell is just putting on a brave public face, or he just wants people to think he’s a devoted family man while keeping his dirtier private life hidden away. More than a month ago, Page Six claimed that Russell had been quietly seeing Billy Joel’s ex-wife Katie Lee, and now Page Six is on the trail of another one of Russell’s alleged hookups! Is Big Rus having a thing with Dita Von Teese?!?

Russell Crowe has been sharing some intimate rubdowns with burlesque goddess Dita Von Teese, sources tell us.

The “Les Misérables” star, who split from his wife, Danielle Spencer, in October after nine years of marriage, was spotted holed up with the pin-up gal at the Four Seasons Hotel in December, and they even got a romantic couple’s massage together at 6:30 a.m., says the source.

Crowe and Von Teese have been flirting with each other on Twitter for a while. Last year, Crowe retweeted her posting “Dressage. Was measured for bespoke blk patent boots w/my name stamped on the heel . . . But under whose bed did I leave my Hermes riding crop?”

Around the same time, he also retweeted her message: “Giving airport security a lesson in garter belts this morning.”

Von Teese, who was previously married to Marilyn Manson, is not the first woman Crowe has been linked to since his split with his wife. A few days before he was with Von Teese, Crowe was spotted cozying up to Billy Joel’s ex-wife Katie Lee. Sources told Page Six the pair were seated in front of a romantic fireplace in the Drawing Room of the Greenwich Hotel at 3 a.m. and were involved in an “intense flirtatious conversation.”

Crowe himself denied the story, telling his social media followers, “As soon as I finish this job & can get home, my priority is to try to bring my family back together. These latest reports are false & cruel.” This message, sources said, came just before his rendezvous with Von Teese.

Days later, Crowe returned to Sydney, Australia, where he was spotted visiting his children, Tennyson and Charles.

According to reports, Crowe could be doling out $25 million to Spencer in the divorce. Some accounts stated they had signed a prenup stipulating Spencer would receive their $14 million home and a minimum of $15 million if they divorced any time after three years of marriage. Reps for Crowe and Von Teese did not respond to requests for comment.

[From Page Six]

Well, the last I heard, Dita was dating some British indie rocker whose name escapes me (meh). But that was several months ago, and I haven’t heard anything about them lately. And it does seem suspicious (suspiciously delicious) that Russell would be “following” Dita on Twitter and re-tweeting some of the provocative things she tweets. But is Page Six full of it? I don’t know. They seem to be the only ones with a hard-on for all things Russell Crowe, and they really want to find out who he’s boning. Maybe he and Dita did a fling…? I wouldn’t put it past either of them.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Posted in Dita Von Teese, Russell Crowe

Written by Kaiser         22 Comments »
Dec 21
'12
Hugh Jackman & Russell Crowe: who would you rather (for the holidays)?

Here are some new photos of Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe at the Sydney premiere of Les Miserables today… or yesterday… or tomorrow? At some point. Don’t ask me to figure out the time difference. I think it was “today”. I know you ladies will continue the long-standing fight about Hugh and how cute he is and whether or not he would be into you, and while you’re yelling about that, I will grab Russell Crowe and take him to my special place (“Bone-ville”). I know, he looks like a chubby, middle-aged d-bag, but I’m still into it. RUSTY 4 EVA.

So I thought I would take this opportunity to wish everybody merry Christmas and happy holidays. All of us here at Celebitchy hope that you stay safe and warm and happy, and that nothing cracked-out happens. If you are in the club and Lindsay Lohan walks in, just leave. The last thing you need is for your face to “accidentally” get in her fist’s way. Be careful while driving and try to get some Christmas Dong. I really am thinking of flying to Ireland to try to put a big red bow on THIS ONE.

Happy Holidays!

-Kaiser, Agent Bedhead and Celebitchy

Photos courtesy of WENN.com.

Posted in Holidays, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe

Written by Kaiser         110 Comments »
Dec 14
'12
Russell Crowe on his split: ‘My priority is to try to bring my family back together’

I ALWAYS forget that Russell Crowe is on Twitter. That really does seem like a bizarre choice for him, right? Well, Russell has been tweeting as always over the past few months, but he has not issued any kind of statements or tweets about his marriage drama. Back in October, it seemed like Danielle Spencer was letting Aussie gossips know that her marriage was on the rocks. Russell’s silence seemed to indicate that he had accepted that his marriage was done, and that everything was being handled with uncharacteristic quiet. Then, a few days ago, Page Six even claimed that Russell was quietly seeing Billy Joel’s ex-wife Katie Lee. Well, Russell has taken to Twitter and his tweets are… confusing?

Russell Crowe has sensationally revealed he is determined to bring his family back together and lashed out at ‘false and cruel’ reports surrounding his love life. His Twitter rant comes as estranged wife Danielle Spencer returned to social networking for the first time since the split, thanking fans for their support blaming her absence on ‘things keeping her busy’.

The New Zealand-born actor, 48, wrote on Twitter on Wednesday: ‘As soon as I finish this job and can get home, my priority is to try to bring my family back together.’

He also hit out at recent reports he was ‘casually seeing’ TV food critic Katie Lee – ex-wife of Billy Joel.

He added: ‘These latest reports are false & cruel.’

His tweet comes as the former Dancing With The Stars contender broke her silence since the split, writing on Facebook: ‘Hi Everyone! I’m sorry i haven’t visited here for a while, things have been keeping me somewhat busy of late. I just wanted to thank you all for bearing with me and also for your messages of support, it means a lot to me.’

Recently the star has admitted his busy filming schedule meant he had hardly spent any time with his sons Charles and Tennyson, who are based in Sydney this year.

He tweeted two weeks ago: ‘Starting on another film set tomorrow. I need to go home & be with my children. Cannot believe how f**ked up my schedule has become this year.’

When a Twitter follower, a travelling salesman, told him he shared the same problem, Russell added: ‘I sympathise. I haven’t seen mine since late September. Maybe 40 days with them for the year. Won’t happen again. All the best.’

Crowe is currently in America filming a Winters Tale alongside Hugh Jackman.

Meanwhile, Russell lashed out at The Guardian newspaper for their review of Les Miserables, which was given three out of five stars.

He tweeted on Friday: ‘@guardian Should be ashamed for sending an illiterate plonker to review Les Mis, are you sure your reviewer watched the movie?’

[From The Mail]

I think there are two ways to read this. One version has Russell simply missing his kids and simply being homesick. When he says “bring my family back together,” he means “see his kids and be a hands-on dad again.” In that version, Russell and Danielle really have split up and Russell has accepted it, but he just wants to go home and be a dad. The other version is that Russell thinks he can “win back” his wife once he finishes his movie, and his priority is “making his marriage work” despite whatever Danielle is feeling. I don’t know… I think she’s over it, don’t you? I also think she’s boning that other dude, her Dancing With the Stars partner.

Here are some shots of Russell filming Winter’s Tale in NYC over the past week:

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Posted in Danielle Spencer, Russell Crowe

Written by Kaiser         16 Comments »
Dec 11
'12
Russell Crowe, 48, is quietly dating Billy Joel’s ex-wife Katie Lee, 31

Here are some photos of Russell Crowe at last night’s NYC premiere of Les Miserables. Is it just me or does Russell look pretty good? I don’t like his (lack of) hair, but the suit looks great on him, I’m glad he went without a tie, and he just seems… relaxed…? Like, Russell is usually so grumpy and he always seemed kind of arrogant and douchey. But for the Les Mis promotion, all of the other actors keep talking about how nice he is and how supportive he was of the cast, and he just seems to be a lot softer these days. Cuddly!

Maybe it has something to do with his split from Danielle Spencer? She (publicly) dumped him in October, and I’m surprised that Crowe hasn’t had much to say about it, and I’m surprised that he hasn’t already picked up some hot young blonde jumpoff. But now Page Six claims that Crowe was seen getting “cuddly” with Billy Joel’s (William Joel!) ex-wife Katie Lee. Well, we know she likes old dudes.

Russell Crowe has been spending time with foxy foodie Katie Lee in the wake of his split from Danielle Spencer.

Sources spotted Crowe and Billy Joel’s pretty brunette ex cuddling in front of a romantic fireplace in the Drawing Room of the Greenwich Hotel at 3 a.m. Sunday morning.

“They seemed to be in an intense flirtatious conversation,” the spy told us exclusively, adding, “They looked really into each other.” Lee was seen at the hotel later in the day: “Katie was still at the hotel Sunday afternoon,” our spy said. “She was seen with Crowe at the same fireplace at about 2 p.m.”

Crowe is in town filming “A Winter’s Tale” with Colin Farrell. A source close to the project tells us, “Katie has been seen around with Russell,” but the two have just been seeing each other casually. Lee, 31, who split with Joel after five years of marriage in 2009 and won a massively generous payout, was also at Joe’s Pub on Saturday to watch Crowe, 48, perform with an all-star crowd.

[From Page Six]

I can’t believe Katie Lee is only 31 and she’s already been married and divorced to Billy Joel and now she’s going after Crowe?! I’m strangely impressed. I also think it’s interesting that Russell would go for a brunette – isn’t he “all blondes, all the time”? Hmm. Anyway, it’s nothing scandalous or anything – both of them are single and while the age difference is interesting, at least he’s dating a woman in her 30s. I consider that a victory.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Posted in Katie Lee Joel, Russell Crowe

Written by Kaiser         105 Comments »
Dec 6
'12
Hugh Jackman looks grizzled at the UK ‘Les Mis’ premiere: would you hit it?

Here are more photos from the Les Miserables premiere in London last night. This post is devoted to the men of Les Mis, although you will see the occasional lady too. Let’s start with Hugh Jackman, shall we? He looks good… but he should have shaved. The five o’clock shadow is making him look OLD. Almost haggard, and Hugh rarely looks haggard (to me at least). There’s been a slow but steady groundswell of support for Hugh recently, have you noticed that? I think this year might bring him his first Oscar nomination. I would like to see that very much, because unlike so many actors, I think Hugh would be so, so honored to be nominated. Like, truly, it would make his life.

He’s not in the movie but Idris Elba was at the premiere, and I think you would all agree that whenever I get new Idris photos, I use them. This man…

I’m not a huge Eddie Redmayne fan, but I’ve heard him talk on and on about how much he wanted to get a part in a musical and how jazzed he was to get this, and it made me kind of like him. He seems kind of film-geeky and sweet now. Usually I find his eerie handsome-ness to be off-putting. Like, sometimes he’s beautiful and sometimes he looks psychotic. I like his velvet Burberry suit! It suits him.

Russell Crowe… I’m sorry, but I would STILL hit that. I know, I know. I can’t explain it. I’ve seen LA Confidential too many times. I’m not a big fan of his buzzcut, but I’m sure it’s for a film. It’ll grow out.

Sacha Baron Cohen is extremely tall, and Isla Fisher is very short. They know this. They’ve been together for a long time, and they know how different their proportions are. So why did she dress up like Sacha’s child-bride? Weird.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Posted in Hot guys, Hugh Jackman, Premieres, Russell Crowe

Written by Kaiser         74 Comments »
Oct 19
'12
Russell Crowe is furry & in costume as Biblical ‘Noah’: would you hit it?

Here are some new photos of Russell Crowe in costume on the Brookville, NY set of Noah. Yes, THAT Noah. Of Ark fame. The film is being directed by Darren Aronofsky, and it also stars Emma Watson, Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Hopkins (as Methuselah), Ray Winstone, etc. So, this is Russell in period costume, with some kind of grizzly beard. Would you hit it now that it is single? GAH. I hate to say it, but I still would. I don’t want to marry it or anything, but I would roll around with it for a few nights. I think I just like the fact that Russell looks like a man who enjoys a good meal. In my pantalones.

Anyway, as we found out this week, Russell is single now. He and Danielle Spencer separated at some point, possibly as early as May or June. Danielle may or may not be boning some dude from the Australian version of Dancing With the Stars. I should note… all of the stories about the separation have pretty much come from Danielle’s side. Russell still hasn’t said anything about anything. And The Enquirer has a theory!

Jealousy ruined Russell Crowe’s marriage to Danielle Spencer – but now she stands to reap a fortune from their split! Russell never got over Danielle stepping out with her hunky DWTS partner in late June, sources say.

“Russell’s ego couldn’t handle it,” said a source. “In his mind, it was perfectly OK for him to spend time away from home – working, hitting the bars with his mates, and carousing until all hours. But when Danielle was spotted out with another man, it was a totally different matter. Russell hit the roof!”

Now, the divorce will hit Russell hard in the wallet, with Danielle likely to walk away with up to $25 million and another $3 million apiece going to their sons.

The source says: “Danielle has long suspected that Russell has had flings while he’s working, but she turned a blind eye. But when she was out with someone else – no matter how platonic the situation was – Russell boiled over. And that was it!”

[From The Enquirer, print edition]

The Enquirer also says that when Russell gave Dani a “passionate kiss” publicly after she had been photographed out and about with her DWTS partner in June, “it was all for show… by that time, theirs was a marriage in name only. Russell had buried himself in his work, doing a number of films back to back, and Danielle rarely saw him.” Sure… I can sort of believe all of this. Russell seems like the kind of guy who would expect to act however he wanted, but when his perfect little wife wanted to have a drink with a friend, suddenly he was like “OMG CHEATER I HATE YOU DIVORCE.” But God knows. I take it as a good sign on Russell’s part that he hasn’t issued any statements. It gives me hope that he’s dealing with this separation with some amount of grace, and he’s not going to go out and attack the mother of his children.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

Posted in Russell Crowe

Written by Kaiser         44 Comments »
Oct 15
'12
Did Russell Crowe & Danielle Spencer split because SHE was fooling around?

Danielle Spencer was photographed out and about in Sydney, Australia yesterday, right in the middle of all of the speculation about her separation from Russell Crowe. Does anyone else think it’s weird that Russell and Dani haven’t confirmed the split through their reps yet? That being said, I think the major American weeklies (Us Weekly and People) wouldn’t have run with the story unless they got the wink and the nod from someone’s rep. But the questions still remain! What was going on with Russell and Dani? Have they been separated for a while? Will they split up their assets? Was it really because of his work schedule? Was he fooling around? Was she? In the immediate wake of the split story, I find it surprising that the tabloids do seem to be concentrating on the issue of whether SHE was fooling around on her husband with her DWTS partner Damian Whitewood. The Mail has a piece devoted to that today – go here to read. Plus, The Mail has this overview of how things stand at this point:

Singer Danielle Spencer is expected to pick up tens of millions of pounds following her split from her Oscar-winning actor husband Russell Crowe, it was revealed on Monday. As she stepped out in a pink blouse and sunglasses from the couple’s newly-renovated £6 million mansion in Sydney’s posh harbourside Rose Bay district to travel to her recording studios, she remained tight-lipped about the parting of the ways after nine years of marriage.

There has been speculation in showbusiness circles that the stress of being left alone in Sydney to care for their two young sons while Crowe worked away at his demanding acting commitments in Los Angeles had damaged what many saw as the perfect marriage. But it is also being suggested by friends of the couple that 48-year-old Crowe was shattered to learn that his 43-year-old wife had found affection away from the TV lights in the arms of her Dancing With the Stars partner, Damian Whitewood, 38.

She and Whitewood were seen out on the town together in June, sparking speculation that she had turned to him because of loneliness. Both she and Crowe dismissed rumours that the friendship had harmed their marriage and several days later they kissed passionately in front of the cameras at Los Angeles airport.

There was no sign of Whitewood yesterday, but news of Miss Spencer’s split from her husband brought back talk of the night she and the professional dancer – who had earlier dated Australian dancer Peta Murgatroyed – were seen in close contact with one another at Sydney’s Star Casino. Whether it has been Crowe’s long absences from his wife or her friendship with Whitewood that has brought about the couple’s plans to divorce, Miss Spencer’s financial future is assured.

Even before the Gladiator star picks up a multi-million pound pay cheque for the next six Hollywood movies he has been lined up for, Miss Spencer is expected to receive a ‘conservative’ divorce settlement of £20 million. Aside from receiving a chunk of Crowe’s movie money – due to her because a pre-nup agreement is understood to have stated they had to remain married for at least three years for her to be entitled to a share – there are numerous other investments that Crowe has.

He has a share in Sydney’s Rabbitohs football club and a gymnasium in the heart of the city. His beef production company sells to upmarket butchers and top restaurants in Sydney and Melbourne. And then there are his properties, which are estimated to be worth at least £30 million. There is the Rose Bay mansion and a £10 million penthouse at the end of a wharf beside Sydney harbour which was ranked in 2003 as Sydney’s most expensive apartment. Crowe also owns prime farmland on the north coast of New South Wales, the district where he and Miss Spencer married in 2003. He also has apartments in the Kensington suburb of Sydney and he owns a pub in northern New South Wales.

Their children, Charles, aged eight, and Tennyson, six, have been cared for, with a reported £2 million trust fund set up for each of them. Crowe’s representative in Australia, Grant Vandenburg said yesterday that there was ‘no comment’ about the split, which is said to have been confirmed by a spokesperson for Miss Spencer.

Crowe has made no comment, the last posting on his Twitter account referring only to his exercise regime. Crowe has six films coming out in the next 12 months – The Man with the Iron Fists, Les Miserables, Broken City, Man of Steel, Noah and Winter’s Tale.

[From The Mail]

OK, so here’s my theory: Rusty was “tamed” by Danielle for a time – I do think he probably put in the effort to make their marriage work and be a good and faithful husband. But at some point, I think they both may have given up and they just began to live separate lives. I have to give Russell some credit, because I believe (with all my heart) that he was probably fooling around, but he’s really learned how to keep his personal life and gossip locked down. As for Danielle – she probably was boning the Dancing With the Stars dude. And THAT is probably “devastating” to Russell. His wife basically just left him for a C-lister in a very public way. That’s rough on his ego.

As for all of the money stuff… I don’t have any doubt that he’ll take care of her and their sons. I don’t really know why any of that should be an issue, other than the fact that we all like to talk about money. Rusty sure owns a lot of property in Australia, right?

Last thing: I kind of want to see Russell eat his feelings, you know? I know that’s mean. But I get so tired of talking about “post-breakup diets” and all of that crap. I’d love to see Russell gain some weight following his divorce. That man loves to EAT.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Danielle’s Twitter.

Posted in Danielle Spencer, Russell Crowe

Written by Kaiser         72 Comments »
Oct 14
'12
Russell Crowe & Danielle Spencer separate after nine years of marriage

Oooh, this is a decent scandal that is not wholly unexpected. I mean, I was kind of shocked when I read this headline, and yet it made some kind of sense to me. Russell Crowe and his wife of nine years, Danielle Spencer, have separated. They have two sons together, Charles and Tennyson. Right now, the explanation given for the split is his schedule – he’s been working a lot lately, and he has even more films to come. But is it ever that simple? Put another way: do you buy that Russell Crowe – with his sometimes sordid romantic history – would split up with his wife because he was working too much?

Gladiator actor Russell Crowe and his wife of nine years, Danielle Spencer, have separated, according to a report in Sydney today. The 48-year-old Oscar-winning actor and his 43-year-old singer wife have gone their separate ways, with Crowe turning his undivided attention to his acting career after the split, said the report.

The couple, who have two children – Charles and Tennyson, aged eight and six – have parted on friendly terms, the children remaining with Miss Spencer while her now-estranged husband continues filming the biblical epic Noah in the US.

The report has come as a shock to showbusiness circles in Australia because the couple were regarded as a having a strong marriage despite the demands of their careers, with New Zealand-born Crowe in constant demand for film roles while his wife, whose mother is English, has managed caring for the children as well as singing and appearing on Australian TV.

They were married in a chapel on Crowe’s farm in the hamlet of Nana Glen, in northern New South Wales, in 2003, following which they lived in a penthouse on the shores of Sydney harbour before moving into a £6 million mansion in the posh harbourside suburb of Rose Bay.

The Sydney Morning Herald, which broke the news of the split today, said Miss Spencer was the quiet, unassuming woman who tamed the Gladiator with her calm and steady nature. She once said of her husband’s fame and fortune that ‘all that stuff has nothing to do with me as a person.’

Despite the general belief that they were a strongly-bonded couple, some critics were surprised to note that Miss Spencer had been photographed on a night out with Damian Whitewood, her dance partner in a tv show, Dancing With the Stars, a few months ago. Crowe made a big point of dismissing rumours about their relationship later when he gave his wife a lingering kiss in front of the cameras at Sydney airport.

But the demands of his acting career have kept him away from Miss Spencer for much of this year. He has also missed most of the games of the Sydney rugby league club in which he has a financial interest and has left his wife to care for their children. He has six films coming out in the next 12 months – Man with the Iron Fist, Les Miserables, Broken City, Superman, Noah and the Winter’s Tale.

The couple met 22 years ago on the set of the movie The Crossing, but before developing his relationship with Miss Spencer he had a much publicised romance with Meg Ryan. He said of Miss Spencer after their marriage that the thought of marrying her had crossed his mind the first time he had met her. Miss Spencer was careful with her words when her husband was involved in a phone-throwing incident in a New York hotel seven years ago after he was unable to get through to her.

‘I’m not condoning his behaviour,’ she said. ‘I don’t want to make excuses for him because I’m certainly not. But I do understand when you’re apart that the loneliness kicks in.’

[From The Mail]

If you go to that Daily Mail link, you can see the photos of Danielle with that dude Damian Whitewood – it does look like there could be something shady going on. Would Rusty’s wife cheat on him? Hm. Would he cheat on her? Hm. I really don’t know – my feeling right now is that there’s more to this than just a scheduling issue. But here’s an interesting question: what does a single-and-ready-to-mingle Russell Crowe look like these days? Who would Russell make a play for at this point? He likes blondes, if that makes a difference. Who is available and blonde these days?

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Posted in Breakups, Danielle Spencer, Russell Crowe

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