Russell Crowe says the studio behind 'L.A. Confidential' stopped paying for his hotel and rental car to get him to quit: 'They wanted Sean Penn or Robert De Niro'
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CANNES, FRANCE. May 25, 2008: LtoR: Sean Penn, Barry Levinson, Robert De Niro & wife Grace Hightower at the premiere of their movie "What Just Happened?" at the 61st Annual International Film
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