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Russell Crowe Ends BBC Interview After Being Accused of Sounding Irish in ‘Robin Hood’

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — It’s safe to say that Russell Crowe takes his acting and accents very seriously. The 46-year-old actor recently stormed out of a BBC Radio 4 interview in which the host, Mark Lawson, accused Crowe of sounding Irish in his new film, Robin Hood . “You’ve got dead ears, mate. You’ve seriously got dead ears if you think that’s an Irish accent,” the Australian star fired back in response. read more

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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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Russell Crowe Curses, Flees Radio Show