Russell Crowe, left, talks to David Letterman on "The Late Show with David Letterman," June 8, 2005, in New York. The actor told Letterman that his arrest earlier in the week for throwing a telephone at a hotel concierge was possibly the most shameful situation he'd ever gotten himself into. Crowe apologized to his wife and the concierge, saying he reacted poorly to being a lonely family man away from home.
Crowe is taken in handcuffs from a lower Manhattan police precinct, June 6, 2005, in New York. Crowe was arrested in the early morning for allegedly throwing a telephone at an employee of the Manhattan hotel where he was staying while in town promoting his film "Cinderella Man." The Australian movie star was taken into custody, fingerprinted and charged with second-degree assault, said police Lieutenant Eugene Whyte.
Crowe is taken in handcuffs from a lower Manhattan police precinct, June 6, 2005, in New York.
Crowe, right, appears as boxer Jim Braddock, and Renee Zellweger is seen as Mae Braddock, in a scene from the Depression-era boxing film "Cinderella Man."
Crowe prepares for a celebrity parade lap before the 89th running of the Indianapolis 500, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 29, 2005.
Actress Nicole Kidman speaks to Crowe as they attend a World Boxing Association super middleweight boxing fight in Wollongong, Australia, Jan. 19, 2004.
Crowe kisses with his wife, Danielle Spencer, at the Royal Premiere of "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," in London, Nov. 17, 2003. The couple's first child, Charles, was born the following month.
The Prince of Wales talks to Crowe as he arrives for the Royal Film Performance 2003 charity screening of "Master & Commander: Far Side Of The World," at Odeon Leicester Square in central London, Nov. 17, 2003.
Actor Russell Crowe , left, arrives with Actress Marion Cotillard for a press conference to promote the film "A Good Year" on Oct. 13, 2006 in Paris.
Paul Bettany, right, and Crowe, cast members of the film "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," pose together at the movie's premiere, at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif., Nov. 11, 2003.
Crowe and his wife, Danielle Spencer, stop for photographers at a screening of "Master and Commander: The Far Side of thte World," at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif., Nov. 11, 2003.
Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa, left, and Crowe, right, talk in the Cubs' dugout prior to the game with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Aug. 15, 2003, in Chicago.
Singer Danielle Spencer, Crowe's long-term girlfriend, in rear car, leaves a Coffs Harbor hotel in a wedding motorcade, April 7, 2003. Crowe and Spencer were wed in a private ceremony at his Nana Glen property, 16 miles northwest of Coffs Harbor, on Australia's east coast.
Crowe, wearing black vest and cap, works as a crew member on board the yacht Travelex, at the start of the Pittwater to Coffs Harbor yacht race in Sydney, Australia, Jan. 2, 2003.
Crowe performs during the "Festival di San Remo" an Italian song contest in San Remo, Italy, Feb. 27, 2001. Crowe, who plays in a rock band, was one of the international guests of the show.
Crowe arrives with companion Danielle Spencer for the 74th annual Academy Awards, March 24, 2002, in Los Angeles. Crowe was nominated for Best Actor for his role as a mathematical genius in "A Beautiful Mind."
Russell Crowe attends the Toronto International Film Festival premiere screening of "The Good Year" held at The Roy Thompson Hall on Sept. 9, 2006, in Toronto.
Best Actress Julia Roberts and Best Actor Russell Crowe pose with their awards at the 73rd annual Academy Awards, March 25, 2001, in Los Angeles. Roberts won for "Erin Brockovich," and Crowe won for "Gladiator."
Crowe prepares to watch the premiere of his film, "Proof of Life," in Beverly Hills, Calif., Dec. 4, 2000.
Actress Kim Basinger, right, and Crowe wave to fans as they arrive for the screening of Curtis Hanson's film "L.A Confidential," in competition for the Cannes Film Festival, May 14, 1997.