{"id":3561,"date":"2026-05-26T19:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/russell-crowe-defends-confronting-autograph-seekers-outside-paris-hotel\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T19:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:08:13","slug":"russell-crowe-defends-confronting-autograph-seekers-outside-paris-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/russell-crowe-defends-confronting-autograph-seekers-outside-paris-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Crowe defends confronting autograph seekers outside Paris hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F05%2F128765682.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Russell Crowe defended himself after he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/26\/celebrity-news\/russell-crowe-warns-autograph-hunters-gathered-outside-his-paris-hotel-dont-f-king-push-in-on-me\/\">issued a stern warning to fans <\/a>seeking autographs outside his Paris hotel.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cGladiator\u201d star responded to TMZ\u2019s video of the incident<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/russellcrowe\/status\/2059162764141109302?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> on X<\/a> Tuesday, calling it \u201cclickbait.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crowe, 62, then insisted that \u201ceverybody got their autograph and selfie, the passage to the hotel was kept free for guests, and I still got to the airport on time.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Russell Crowe defended himself on X after he issued a stern warning to fans seeking an autograph outside his Paris hotel. <span class=\"credit\">russellcrowe\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Crowe (seen above at the 2026 French Open) called TMZ\u2019s video of the incident \u201cclickbait.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cOne man, no security. Handled,\u201d Crowe added. \u201cWhat\u2019s your problem?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the video, Crowe warned autograph hunters he\u2019d abandon the impromptu meet and greet if just one person acted like a \u201cd\u2013k.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you listening?\u201d Crowe asked. \u201cStay where you are, don\u2019t f\u2013king push in on me. I\u2019ll come to you. Give everyone space.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Crowe (pictured above) insisted the fans still \u201cgot their autographs and selfies.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Best Image \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201cGladiator\u201d actor also said he didn\u2019t have security and handled the entire situation himself. <span class=\"credit\">Best Image \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the Oscar winner signed memorabilia in the crowd, one fan asked Crowe if he could also write his \u201cGladiator\u201d character Maximus\u2019 name.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo,\u201d Crowe bluntly replied, before moving on to greet other fans.<\/p>\n<p>TMZ tweeted the video and wrote, \u201cIf you needed a reminder that fans are not always priority No. 1 \u2014 turn to Russell Crowe \u2014 cause the guy was absolutely not having it outside of his Paris hotel.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>In the video, Crowe (pictured above) told fans to behave during the impromptu meet and greet. <span class=\"credit\">Best Image \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>He told the crowd that he wouldn\u2019t sign autographs if anyone acted like a \u201cd\u2013k.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Best Image \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Crowe previously spoke about regretting his own bad behavior in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq-magazine.co.uk\/article\/russell-crowe-interview-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 GQ interview. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m in awe of people these days who say, \u2018I have no regrets,\u2019\u201d he said at the time. \u201cI\u2019ve got a s\u2013t ton of regrets. An angry word, an overreaction, a missed opportunity for friendship \u2014 lots of things like that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He called his regrets \u201cbadges of honor\u201d and noted he\u2019s learned to change his behavior when he\u2019s in the wrong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving the ability to have that introspection and go, \u2018You know, the other day you were a f\u2014ing dick, mate. Do your best not to be a f\u2014ing dick like that again,&#8217;\u201d Crowe shared.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Crowe (pictured above with girlfriend Britney Theriot at the 2026 French Open) refused to write his \u201cGladiator\u201d character\u2019s name on a piece of memorabilia.  <span class=\"credit\">\/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The Oscar winner (seen above at the 2025 Zurich Film Festival) went to Paris with Theriot, whom he\u2019s been dating for over five years. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for ZFF<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Crowe went to Paris with<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/02\/26\/russell-crowe-britney-theriot-kicked-out-of-australian-restaurant\/\">\u00a0his 42-year-old girlfriend<\/a>, Britney Theriot, and they attended the opening day of the French Open tennis championships on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cRobin Hood\u201d actor wore a navy suit, gray waistcoat, light blue tie and shades, while Theriot rocked a black blazer, white shirt and minimal jewelry, including a chunky watch.<\/p>\n<p>Crowe notably tried to catch a tennis ball during Alexander Zverev and Benjamin Bonzi\u2019s match.<\/p>\n<p>After he grabbed the ball and stood up, he yelled, \u201cAre you not entertained?,\u201d a nod to a famous scene in \u201cGladiator.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/26\/celebrity-news\/russell-crowe-defends-confronting-autograph-seekers-outside-paris-hotel\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russell Crowe defended himself after he issued a stern warning to fans seeking autographs outside<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/128765682.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3561\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}