The trials of Russell Crowe: pranked by Jacko, goaded by paparazzi, threatened by al-Qaida

He is famously combative when it comes to the press and the public. But is Russell Crowe more sinned against than sinning? As he happily promotes his directorial debut The Water Diviner, he sets the record straight

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