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This article is from the South African magazine "People". Thanks to Aruana of the CrowePeople mailing list for typing it in.
HOLLYWOOD'S HOTTEST GAY THRILL
WOMAN AND MEN FLIP OVER RUSSELL CROWE
Tough-guy actor Russell Crowe is a screen heartthrob ? but
it's not
only the ladies who are crazy about his great looks and bulging
biceps.
The Gladiator stud has also become a box-office magnet for gay men!
In fact, they're even flying to the US from countries where the
movie
hasn't opened yet just to get a glimpse of the hot hunk stripped
down
to a loincloth, say industry insiders. "Russell has become a gay
icon? He's a pin-up for an audience he may have never
dreamed he'd have," New York Times TV movie critic Frank DeCaro reveals.
"There is so much testosterone in this movie that it's going
to be a
huge draw for the gay community."
"Russell is really good in this movie, and if you're in the
target
audience to appreciate his manliness, you'll find yourself
saying 'woof!' several times."
"For those who like the way he looks in a gladiator outfit?
it's
quite something!"
Other insiders also agree that Crowe's chiselled and nearly nude
body
will pack the theatres.
"Gladiator is hitting the gay community the same way Last Tango
in
Paris with Marlon Brando hit the straight one," says a veteran
Hollywood marketing whiz.
"It's giving gay men exactly what they want? A hot,
sweaty, good
looking guy in a gladiator costume."
"Many gays flew to Los Angeles from other countries just for the
premiere. And some theatres are even having special, private
midnight showings aimed specifically at gay audiences. It's
already
a monster hit among gays and Russell Crowe is definitely the
new
gay idol."
The 36-year-old actor is just as pumped up with testosterone in real
life as he is in Gladiator, judging from an alleged nightclub brawl
he had that's just like one of the brutal fights in his new
movie.
"He just went crazy," charged student Brett Martin, who
claims he was
attacked last November by the actor at 03h00 outside a club in Coffs
Harbour near Crowe's home in New South Wales, Australia.
"He punched me in the face, pulled me close and bit my neck. He
ripped a big chink out. I'll have that scar for life,"
Police did
not bring any charges against Crowe. Gay men may be disappointed to
learn that Crowe is straight and has been romancing gorgeous dark-
haired Australian model Erica Baxter, 22.
But it isn't stopping fans from drooling over the muscle-bound
actor
in his hot new movie.
"Gladiator movies are a turn-on to gay men because of the hyper-
masculinity of the heroes," explains a member of the gay press.
"The
whole genre represents the most brazenly homoerotic entertainment
Hollywood dares to offer. "I predict that there will be plenty
of gay guys fantasising about Russell Crowe"
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