CROWE’S CONTEMPT

Russell “Scary” Crowe showed his contempt for the town that made him a star at one of Hollywood’s swankiest hotels, The St. Regis. He swaggered in smoking a cigarette, then did his Outback Bore act when a staffer asked him to obey local law and douse it! Crowe screamed something like, “Don’t you know who I AM?” He blew smoke in the guy’s face, ranting and cursing — then flung the lit butt onto the snowy carpet and ground it under his heel! When hotel bosses threatened a ban, Crowe promised he’d chill!