Russell Crowe can kiss my ass - I will never see a Crowe movie again!!!

[LynneSin]

http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2005-08-29/#celeb1

Crowe Slams Celebrity Campaigners


Russell Crowe has launched a scathing attack on A-list charity campaigners including Bono and Sir Bob Geldof - because he believes they only want publicity. The Antipodean actor regularly donates to charity outside of the glare of the media spotlight and urges other stars to give quietly without publicly martyring themselves. He says, "I do my bit to improve the world but I think it's very important to get things done on the quiet. I'm sick to death of famous people standing up and using their celebrity to promote a cause. If I see a particular need, I do try to help. But there's a lot that can be achieved by putting a cheque in the right place and shutting up about it."

FUCK YOU RUSSELL CROWE - just because your publicity consists of beating up hotel clerks with telephone doesn't give you the right to judge others. I think it's great when actors take time from their celebrity-dom to use their name recognition to get others aware of what is going on around the world. Sir Bob Geldof surely didn't do LiveAid/8 for publicity because he's not exactly a household name with his musical career. As for Celebrities can do more by putting a check in the mail, I can almost guarentee that they do - but they also do good to make the rest of the world aware of what's happening like Poverty & AIDs in Africa!

Personally, I could survive if I never saw another Russell Crowe movie again. Go back to Australia and bash yourself on the head with a telephone!

[elshiva]

1. SO he thinks celebrities should not publicly stand for

any thing? That's just dumb...

[LynneSin]

3. The only thing Crowe stands for is heavy drinking & violence with a phone

:crazy:

[truebrit71]

4. Well, he is Australian after all....

:rofl:

[LynneSin]

7. And so is Naomi Watts, but she was there for Live 8

She introduced Keith Urban at the Philly Live 8 concert.

Fortunately Crowe is NOT typical of other actors from down-under

[elshiva]

10. Thanks for posting that. Australians should not be classified

as non-political or dumb because of Crowe. Don't blame Australia for his stupidity...

[LisaM]

2. I've never seen any of his dumb movies

He has yet to make a movie I'd care about seeing.

[truebrit71]

5. Master and Commander is one of my favs....

..it is permanently in my 5-tray DVD...Great story, well-acted (!!) and simply amazing cinematography...

[LynneSin]

6. I've yet to see The Insider only because of Crowe

the story is about how the tobacco industry hid information about the dangers of smoking and yet Crowe was a fricking hypocrite with his chain-smoking.

Yes, I know celebrities smoke but geez, you think playing the role of Russell Wigand might make him realize that he's killing himself with his habit!

[truebrit71]

11. That was a pretty good movie too...

..a bit long-winded though....Had some spectacular over-acting by Al Pacino too.....

[LynneSin]

19. I would think Sally Struthers position of being Sally Struthers is safe

She has nothing to worry about Bono taking over her roll of being Sally Struthers

:D

[Zomby Woof]

13. "L.A. Confidential" is pretty damn good

And I would actually LOVE it if Bono shutted the fuck up. Crowe has a point, to a point. I can see some value in someone using their visibility (or in Geldof's case, exploiting the visibility of others) to lend aid to a cause. But that is NOT the be-all and end-all of charitable celebrity activity.

I like the way Paul Newman does it - sells a good product, and lets everyone in on the giving. Doesn't give long-winded sermons and make himself a pain in the ass. Surely, if there is a middle ground between Bono's way and Crowe's way, Newman found it long ago.

I think true chairty is anonymous. I agree with him on that point.

[truebrit71]

17. I would REALLY like Bono to STFU...

I am tired of being lectured to by multi-millionaire superstars on how I should live my life, or to what causes I should care about.

Bono, the minute you give up your billions, I'll give up my hundreds and we can all sit around a camp-fire in a commune somewhere and verbally masturbate one another about how bitchen we are and how much we care.... :eyes:

I agree that huge events that draw attention to a specific problem or issue are sometimes quite necessary, but as a celebrity you run the real risk of becoming the next Sally Struthers if you keep going on and on and on.....

[ragin_acadian]

8. good rant.

if you do convince him to go back to Australia, ask him if he'll take rupert murdoch and outback steakhouse with him. fosters too.

[soleft]

9. Great rant

[ragin_acadian]

12. thank you.

anything else we can return to sender?

[Lerkfish]

14. CROWE: I wish to donate ANONYMOUSLY and tell the int'l media

because I'm such a great guy. Instead of those other saps, who actually WORK to bring in other donations by lending their notoriety, I give Quietly at the top of my lungs to the news media to show how they are self-serving while i am not.

:crazy:

[NewJeffCT]

31. That is what I was thinking when I read the original post

so, you donate quietly & then brag about it???

[Wickerman]

15. Nice rant, and might I add

that if you simply mail a large check and make no noise, that accomplishes pretty much just what the dollars buy. If you make a lot of noise and raise funds you involve tons of flks, stir interest in the cuase and expand the impact of your dollars.

So, yeah, fuck you Russ and your simplistic view of the way folks should conduct their lives. When you get yourself under control we can discuss further how stupid you and your views are.

[progmom]

16. LOL

"Go back to Australia and bash yourself on the head with a telephone!"

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[redqueen]

18. He's only bitter and jealous because no one cares about his 'band'.

:rofl:

[deadparrot]

20. I've never liked him.

He's an arrogant asshole, by all accounts.

[truebrit71]

21. Yup , and every single other actor in the entire world are simply...

...sweet as kittens....

He's not the first arrogant arsehole, and he won't be the last....

[deadparrot]

24. Didn't mean for it to be exclusive.

:shrug:

[stopbush]

22. Ah, the road of less pain for an overpaid movie star: write a check.

Don't get your reputation soiled with any potential audiences by saying which side of the fence you chose to sit on.

Of course, Crowe keeps it quiet on the giving side, so we can't check to see who he gives to.

Message to Russell: if you really want to keep quiet about it, then don't bother to voice your complaints.

[Initech]

23. I shouldnt post this, but I must:

[Sequoia]

30. I was thinking of this when I read the first post!

South Park rocks for sure!

[xxqqqzme]

25. WAM - he's using HIS celebrity

to promote how discrete he is? GMAFB! I'm sick of famous people promoting their specialness!

[Lilith Velkor]

26. He can KMA on general principle

He was good in A Beautiful Mind, I'll give him that. I won't see Cinderella Man because it looks to be a dreadful film. Not that it's important but I thought he was from NZ. Either way I suspect he has bashed himself on the head with something, many times.

[bikebloke]

27. I liked Proof

But then Russle played second fiddle to Hugo Weaving, a blind photographer.

I think he's originally a Kiwi, though.

I tell you what. I'll go back to NZ, or even Oz in his steed. I'll fly steerage. You can send Russell to Crawford. We save money and everybody's happy.

[FrankChurch]

28. Signing a check is not enough.

Activism is about doing. Anyone can give money. I just call that a guilt fee. Activism means you have a stake in the outcome.

[LynneSin]

29. Nice comment and btw - welcome to DU

:hi: