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Russell Crowe joked about his telephone assault on a hotel worker while
hosting the Australian Film Industry Awards on Saturday.
The feisty actor walked on to the Melbourne stage carrying an old-fashioned
Bakelite telephone and quipped: "If there are any problems and you do get up
here and go on too long, then 'hello' to my little friend."
But the Oscar winner failed to impress viewers with his bad taste comedy
routine and viewing figures started to drop dramatically.
A show insider said: "He kept dropping four-letter words and bad jokes about
throwing telephones. By the end just 154,000 were watching."
Crowe was given a one-year conditional discharge earlier this month after
admitting to assaulting a hotel worker.
The telephone incident happened at the swanky Mercer hotel after a row broke
out between the actor and the member of staff over a phone in his room -
which he claimed didn't work when he tried to contact his wife Danielle
Spencer.
Crowe, who is famed for his wild temper, reportedly ripped the handset from
the socket in the lavish suite before storming downstairs and attacking the
hapless employee.
Prior to the awards, he said the incident had been blown out of proportion
by the media.
He said: "Travelling businessmen get touchy or testy with hotel staff in
every major city all around the world."
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