Russell Crowe Flies The Bird

Posted Monday, April 2, 2001 at 11:01 AM Central

by Heather Koehler

Russell Crowe may have won an Oscar last week, but he isn't winning over too many students at Princeton University. Maybe the senior student caught the Gladiator having a moment as he flipped her off while she snapped a photo. Crowe does not admit nor deny the incident but he did spout off about "whatever is printed in the newspaper is true." After senior Meredith Moroney reported the incident, Mr. Crowe has been anything but The Insider at Princeton, as he is on location at the university filming his latest movie by director Ron Howard, A Beautiful Mind. A Princeton spokesperson hopes nothing more is said about Russell's display. "The university promotes an atmosphere of civility and respect, and we hope that everyone on campus will do the same."