Michael Jackson (Photo : REUTERS/MEGAN LEWIS)
King of pop Michael Jackson loved to play practical jokes on actor Russell Crowe. The actor has claimed in a recent interview that he had received many prank calls from Jackson before his tragic death.
"I never met him, never shook his hand, but he found out the name I stayed in hotels under, so it didn't matter where I was, he'd ring up do this kind of thing, like you did when you were 10, you know," revealed the 50-year-old Australian actor and producer, The Guardian reported. The act admittedly went on for two to three years.
Crowe even recalled some of the calls made by Jackson. "Are there any Walls there? Then what's holding the roof up?" was one of the typical joke that the late iconic pop star used to crack with Crowe often.
Crowe rose to fame with the 2000 historical epic film "Gladiator" for which he was coveted with the Academy Award for the best actor. The Oscar winning actor admittedly found the instant fame and fan following "a pain in the arse." During a candid talk with The Guardian, the actor recalled how he found himself on receiving side of people's ambition and dreams.
Apart from receiving nuisance calls from Jackson, Crowe also revealed that in 2001, he was placed under high security of F.B.I. in the wake of kidnap threats from Al-Qaida. The actor sighed how he was followed everywhere by a whole entourage of security men, even in award shows, which in turn made people perceive him as rude and obnoxious.
Crowe is presently promoting his directorial debut "The Water Diviner," in which he is also playing the role of lead character. It is the story of post-World War-1 era in which an Australian farmer travels to Turkey to retrieve his sons' bodies. The actor is settled in Sydney and does not want to move to U.S. as of now, People reported.
