Jamie_B Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 SYDENEY, Australia -- Russell Crowe says Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terror network wanted to kidnap him as part of a "cultural destabilization plot," according to an Australian magazine. In an interview published in the March edition of Australia's GQ magazine, Crowe said FBI agents told him of the threat in 2001, in the months before he won a best actor Oscar for his role as Maximus in "Gladiator." "That was the first (time) I'd ever heard the phrase 'al-Qaida,'" Crowe said. "It was about  and here's another little touch of irony  taking iconographic Americans out of the picture as sort of a cultural destabilization plot," he added. Crowe was born in New Zealand and has a ranch in eastern Australia but made his name in Hollywood. It was not clear if there were other targets in the plot. Crowe said he was shadowed by FBI agents after the threat and hired private security guards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlackJesus Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 [b]Nobody fucks with the Gladiator [/b] [img]http://www.dreamworksfansite.com/gladiator/storyline/gladiator119a.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest #22 Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I don't really beleive a word of this. Crowe is probably doing it to get his name out in public. But then again, who knows? This is like the old peice of propaganda going around that Stalin plotted to kill John Wayne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted March 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I dont know if its true or not, i just saw the report and thoght it was a bit absurd to the point it was funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LoyalFanInGA Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 If they did try to snatch him his over inflated head wouldn't fit throught the car door. I think he is a pompous ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natifanatic Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 I think he's taking his role as John Nash a little far..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 Isnt Russell busy "Fight'n round the world..." [img]http://img158.exs.cx/img158/1419/sp240wi.jpg[/img][img]http://img219.exs.cx/img219/2830/sp263ws.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted March 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 [quote name='Ben' date='Mar 10 2005, 05:40 PM']Isnt Russell busy "Fight'n round the world..." [img]http://img158.exs.cx/img158/1419/sp240wi.jpg[/img][img]http://img219.exs.cx/img219/2830/sp263ws.jpg[/img] [right][post="60085"][/post][/right][/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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