'The art of divorce': how Russell Crowe made $ 4 million from the collapse of his marriage
'26.07.2020'
Source: Culturology
Hollywood star Russell Crowe, remembered by the viewer for the popular film "Gladiator", very original noted his divorce, at the same time earning $ 4 million on this event. Tells more "Culturology".
foreword
To be honest, Russell Crowe is one of those men who, not being handsome, remain damn charming, charismatic and attractive. He has never been deprived of female attention, Sharon Stone, Meg Ryan, Winona Ryder, Nicole Kidman are mentioned in the list of his personal victories ...
Hollywood actor and Australian singer and actress Danielle Spencer was first brought together by fate in 1989 on the set of the Australian film Crossroads. The love that arose between them at that time, over the years flared up with renewed vigor, then faded away when Russell had to fly from Sydney to Hollywood to shoot another film.
And only almost 13 years later, on his birthday (April 7), Russell Crowe married his chosen one. At the end of the same year, their first child was born, and two years later, their second baby. Russell was a very caring and considerate father. In that free time from filming, the actor loved to mess with the kids. For the sake of the children, he even quit smoking.
Despite the fact that it was not easy for his wife to live with the actor due to the fact that he was always famous for his difficult character of truth-loving, there were no preconditions for divorce. In public, the married couple always and everywhere looked happy and inseparable.
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But nine years later, the happy marriage of the “gladiator” unexpectedly cracked for everyone. The reason was not advertised by either side. And the press, in confusion, presented different versions. One of them - the actor cheated on his wife, the other - Daniel herself gave a reason not only for jealousy. It was rumored that she had an affair with a partner in "Dancing with the Stars." But what was the real reason is still unknown.
In 2012, Russell and Daniel decided to part ways of mutual desire. Many families, on the verge of collapse, make even more mistakes that cannot be fixed. Russell, in a fit of feelings, went to New York, where he completely plunged into work, and his wife remained in Sydney with her sons. By his "escape" the actor wanted to postpone the divorce proceedings, hoping to return his family, but in fact only aggravated his situation.
Upon the return of the actor to Australia, a truce in the family did not happen, the offended Daniel remained adamant. For some time, the actor sought custody of his children, but this did not work out either. And so that the boys did not feel deprived of their father's love, he often took the children to his farm, introduced them to sports, horse riding and other joys of farming.
By the way, Crowe never hid the fact that he could talk indefinitely on the topic of raising children. The actor always claims that there is nothing more important to him in this world than fatherhood, and no career or the most successful role can compare with this.
"My children are my passion, my destiny, and the most important job for me is to be the best father in the world for them."
Auction that freed the actor from past life memories
Having failed to achieve family reunification, six years after breaking up with his wife, Crowe received an official divorce, which he decided to celebrate in a very original way.
On the occasion of his 53rd birthday and 15th wedding anniversary with his ex-wife, the Hollywood star decided to arrange a grand auction called “The Art of Divorce” to get rid of things that remind him of his past life.
The intriguing event took place on April 7, 2018 under the auspices of the Sotheby's Australia auction house in Sydney. 226 lots related to the creative career and personal life of the actor during the period when he was happily married were put up for auction. The lots included film memorabilia, paintings by Australian artists, and more. At the end of the auction, summing up the results, it turned out that the aluminum sword of Maximus from "Gladiator" went under the hammer for $ 85,4 thousand, and a fake chariot with a pair of life-size artificial horses from the same film was estimated at $ 79,3 thousand. For the violin of Captain Jack Aubrey from the movie "Master of the Seas: At the End of the Earth" the buyer gave $ 135 thousand.
The 2001 Mercedes-Benz family car, several motorcycles, guitars, watches, art objects and even cricket equipment - in a word, everything that Russell has preserved from the time when he lived with Daniel under the same roof went under the hammer. As the auction house website said at the time: "The sale of these lots is parting with a very personal collection that Crowe has collected over the years, including when they were still living with his ex-wife Danielle Spencer."
The actor himself commented that the sale of things is connected with his desire to move on and represents a “turning point” in his life. It is worth noting that 85% of the lots put up for a total of $ 3,7 million were sold at auction that day. And an additional agreement was made for 300 thousand. What do not say, a good help for starting a new life.
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How and how does Crowe live today
The main "Gladiator" of American cinema most of all prefers solitude and the opportunity to wake up at dawn to wander barefoot on the grass on his own farm in Australia. He shoots a lot as a director and in all his projects he acts as an actor himself.
Despite his calm lifestyle, Crowe often becomes an object for the gossip. From time to time, the tabloid press still attributes all kinds of novels to the actor. Among the objects of his fleeting hobbies were the Russian model Olesya Romanenko, and the daughter of the Australian millionaire Sofia Forrest, who starred in his film. They also talked about Crowe's office romance with a young assistant - together they were captured by the paparazzi on the hotel balcony while vacationing in Los Cabos. Russell himself refuted all these tricks of journalists almost immediately in a rather rude form.
In 2019, reporters again, with a subtle hint of a new novel, talked about how Australian naturalist and writer Terri Irwin actively helped Russell lose weight after filming "The Blurred Personality." And the weight of the actor, which he gained for the main role in the film, then was 140 kg!
And more recently, the glossy pages were full of headlines "Russell Crowe and Terry Irwin are preparing a family nest in Oregon." It was also said that Russell and his new chosen one became the owners of a suburban area with a mansion, for the reconstruction of which the couple is ready to pay two million dollars. The actor has not yet reacted to the loud statements from the press. Who knows how this story will end in the fate of the “gladiator” ...
