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ollie reed, what a waste
Crowe: 'I never got on with drunk Reed'
Russell Crowe has lashed out at his late Gladiator co-star Oliver Reed - Crowe: 'I never got on with drunk Reed' Enlarge photo
Hellraiser Reed was famed for his heavy boozing, which finally prompted a fatal heart attack halfway through shooting the Ridley Scott epic in Malta in 1999.
And Crowe admits he has very few happy memories of his time with Reed - recalling one occasion when the intoxicated actor took to fighting with strangers in the street.
Crowe tells GQ magazine, "I never got on with Ollie. He has visited me in dreams and asked me to talk kindly of him. So I should... but we never had a pleasant conversation.
"I have seen him walk down the street in Malta drunk as a lord and just hit anybody he got near to - even a man walking with his children. I just found that to be - not impressive."
And the Aussie actor insists he had little time for the Oliver! star at the end of his life - because Reed had a "weird energy".
Crowe adds, "He drank himself to death. He sat on a bar stool until he fell off it and carried on drinking... lying in his own p**s and vomit he continued to drink till he passed out. What did the tabloids say he drank on the day he died? Something like 30 beers, eight or ten dark rums and half a bottle of whiskey. In the end, he created such a weird energy around him that no one drinking with him cared."
Russell Crowe has lashed out at his late Gladiator co-star Oliver Reed - Crowe: 'I never got on with drunk Reed' Enlarge photo
Hellraiser Reed was famed for his heavy boozing, which finally prompted a fatal heart attack halfway through shooting the Ridley Scott epic in Malta in 1999.
And Crowe admits he has very few happy memories of his time with Reed - recalling one occasion when the intoxicated actor took to fighting with strangers in the street.
Crowe tells GQ magazine, "I never got on with Ollie. He has visited me in dreams and asked me to talk kindly of him. So I should... but we never had a pleasant conversation.
"I have seen him walk down the street in Malta drunk as a lord and just hit anybody he got near to - even a man walking with his children. I just found that to be - not impressive."
And the Aussie actor insists he had little time for the Oliver! star at the end of his life - because Reed had a "weird energy".
Crowe adds, "He drank himself to death. He sat on a bar stool until he fell off it and carried on drinking... lying in his own p**s and vomit he continued to drink till he passed out. What did the tabloids say he drank on the day he died? Something like 30 beers, eight or ten dark rums and half a bottle of whiskey. In the end, he created such a weird energy around him that no one drinking with him cared."
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Like AoG, I am not sure quite why this is being posted now - but I think it says a lot more about Russell Crowe than it does about Ollie Reed.
He has nightly visitations from ghosts that talk to him? He detects "energy" about people? What is newsworthy about celebs and their self absorbed, navel- gazing paranormal crap? Ahh yes, they are celebs.........
He has nightly visitations from ghosts that talk to him? He detects "energy" about people? What is newsworthy about celebs and their self absorbed, navel- gazing paranormal crap? Ahh yes, they are celebs.........
Everyone knew Reed was a drunk, and they knew what a volatile personality he was. But he was also immensely talented and if you wanted the prestige of working with him, then you put up with all that or you shut up.
Yes, you're right, LazyGun, it says much about Crowe. I've never been a particular f an of his, but this little snippet certainly colours my view of him.
Yes, you're right, LazyGun, it says much about Crowe. I've never been a particular f an of his, but this little snippet certainly colours my view of him.
Why do we make heroes out of alcoholics,I have never understood that.
Oliver Reed,George Best,Amy Winehouse,William Shatner,David Hasselhoff,Lindsay Lohan,Shane McGowan,John Belushi,Mel Gibson.
When we (mere mortals) dare to criticise,we are told tha they are "immensely talented",
Huh.
Is that supposed to excuse their anti~social,and often violent behaviour?
If the man in the street did what some "celebs" did whilst drunk they would end up in prison.Do "celebs" get imprisoned? very rarely.
If your local butcher or hairdresser etc was a "fall on the floor" drunk,whould you Oh but they are such a good butcher/hairdresser and are so talented at their work.
There is no excuse for making an ADDICT of alcohol into a hero,and possibly a role model.
Oliver Reed,George Best,Amy Winehouse,William Shatner,David Hasselhoff,Lindsay Lohan,Shane McGowan,John Belushi,Mel Gibson.
When we (mere mortals) dare to criticise,we are told tha they are "immensely talented",
Huh.
Is that supposed to excuse their anti~social,and often violent behaviour?
If the man in the street did what some "celebs" did whilst drunk they would end up in prison.Do "celebs" get imprisoned? very rarely.
If your local butcher or hairdresser etc was a "fall on the floor" drunk,whould you Oh but they are such a good butcher/hairdresser and are so talented at their work.
There is no excuse for making an ADDICT of alcohol into a hero,and possibly a role model.
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