Russell Crowe 'is forced to flee his show at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire as a fight breaks out between his team and overzealous fans' By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 17:59 EDT, 25 July 2024 | Updated: 18:11 EDT, 25 July 2024 e-mail View comments Russell Crowe was reportedly forced to flee his show at London's O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on Wednesday, after a huge brawl broke out between members of his team and overzealous fans. The Gladiator star, 60, had finished his gig with his band The Gentlemen Barbers, and headed outside to meet fans who gathered to meet him. However, things turned violent when Russell's promoter got involved in a row with excited fans, leading the actor to rush back inside as a fight broke out.

An onlooker told The Sun that the promoter 'was shouting at a few people for pushing,' before noticing that one fan was filming the entire clash. He then claimed that the promoter 'grabbed his phone' before 'running off down the street,' leading the fan to chase him and push him to the ground. Russell Crowe was reportedly forced to flee his show at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire on Wednesday (pictured), after a brawl broke out between his team and overzealous fans The Gladiator star had finished his gig with his band The Gentlemen Barbers, and headed outside to meet fans who gathered to meet him (pictured during a recent show in Dublin) The onlooker added: 'Russell looked absolutely horrified at what was happening and made a quick U-turn back inside th.