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Russell Crowe slammed for Irish accent in Robin Hood

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BUZZ BRADY,
IrishCentral.com Showbiz Writer

Published Friday, May 14, 2010, 10:38 AM
Updated Saturday, May 15, 2010, 10:05 AM

 

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Russel Crowe took major offense to a BBC radio journalist suggesting that he added a bit of blarney to his Robin Hood accent

Russell Crowe, star of 'Robin Hood,' which opens this weekend, got into a major tussle with BBC Radio 4 journalist Mark Lawson after the latter suggested Crowe's accent in the new bow and arrows epic had 'hints of Irish' in it.

The result: a macho meltdown from the outraged Crowe.

Here is how the conversation went:

Lawson: 'The accent you've given him, there are hints to me of Irish but what were you thinking of?'


Crowe: 'You've got dead ears mate. You've seriously got dead ears if you think that's an Irish accent.'

Lawson: 'Hints of ...'

Crowe: '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.’

Lawson: 'You're going for northern English?'

Crowe: 'No, I was going for an Italian, yeah. Missed it?'


Lawson: 'The, erm ...'

Crowe: '<bleep>'

Lawson: 'Anyway, the outlaw aspect of him must appeal to you ...'

Crowe: 'I don't get the Irish thing brother, I don't get it at all.'



Lawson's Radio 4 colleagues were so amused by the exchange that they've been rebroadcasting it and sending reporters north to learn the local dialects from acting coaches (just so they can repeat the exchange between Crowe and Lawson).

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Posted by KathyCallahan on May 14, 2010, 06:02 PM EDT
I have more than a hunch that Russell Crowe knows precisely what he's doing.
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Posted by irishwxman on May 14, 2010, 05:38 PM EDT
So what if he does use an Irish accent? That would make the character better! :)
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Posted by CanadianPat on May 14, 2010, 01:39 PM EDT
It would be nice if most none Irish actors had a hint of Irish when they acted Irish in films.Not all good actors are good at accents, sometimes we have to put that aside when watching a film inorder to enjoy it.As for Crown getting upset,what tradesman wouldn't when told he messed up?Can't blame them for calling him on it,we would do the same if he screwed-up doing an Irish accent.
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Posted by feliciamaisey on May 14, 2010, 12:46 PM EDT
His reaction was as if he took the comments as both hurtfully personal and as if there was something wrong with perhaps his character having a hint of Irish in his accent, but the radio guys are really very childish to keep rebroadcasting it.
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Posted by hyattsville on May 14, 2010, 11:13 AM EDT
Not worth repeating really. Another tantrum from Crowe who takes any level of criticism as a total personal attack and loses the plot. It’s hardly surprising that he gets slagged, his volatile reactions make for good radio/tv.
 


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