Russell Crowe Shuts Down Accusations He Was Rude To Fans In Paris After Video Goes Viral—But People Are Torn

While staying in a hotel in Paris, Gladiator star Russell Crowe was met with a crowd of fans outside, eager to take selfies and receive autographs.

Crowe took the time to work his way through the crowd while still honoring his schedule and other guests at the hotel, and he was able to do that by setting firm boundaries, which were soon met with mixed reviews.

As Crowe stepped outside, he held up his hands in a "wait" motion, getting the crowd's attention as he explained the rules before he signed autographs.

He spoke in a firm tone but did not yell.

"Stay where you are. Don't f**king push in on me. I'll come to you."

"Respect everybody's space."

"As soon as somebody's a d**k, I'm gone."

Once he was sure everyone understood, he began working his way through the line to sign autographs.

You can watch the video here:

Most found Crowe to be incredibly rude and questioned why people would want his autograph.

But some found his instructions necessary and saw them as boundaries instead of rudeness.

Amid the commentary that was circulating about the video, TMZ chimed in, clearly siding with the "rude and entitled" angle.

"If you needed a reminder that fans are not always priority number one, turn to Russell Crowe."

"The guy was absolutely not having it outside his Paris hotel."

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But the only thing that Russell Crowe was "absolutely not having" was TMZ's commentary.

"Clickbait. Everybody got their autograph and selfie, the passage to the hotel was kept free for guests, and I still got to the airport on time."

"One man, no security. Handled."

"What's your problem?"

TMZ deleted their tweet shortly thereafter, and fans showed their support for the actor maintaining his boundaries.

A celebrity is only as famous as their fans make them, so it's lovely when they take the time to recognize their fans and interact with them. That said, actors are human beings, too, and they deserve to have their boundaries respected.

Being an A-list actor, Crowe has probably had bad experiences with fans getting too close and being too pushy, so it's understandable that he would set these boundaries.

At least he still interacted with them, rather than letting negative past experiences or bad commentary from TMZ get in the way.