Russell Crowe Denies Stone Insult

15-05-2006 12:01

Crowe Denies Stone InsultHollywood hardman Russell Crowe has slammed reports he compared his The Quick And The Dead co-star Sharon Stone to a orang-utan, insisting his comments were taken out of context.The Oscar-winner appeared to claim Stone had undergone cosmetic surgery to maintain her stunning features - something she has strongly denied in the past. Crowe was reported as saying, "A lot has changed. You can end up looking like a startled chimpanzee."But Crowe's reps deny he made comments about the Basic Instinct actress' appearance: "It was completely taken out of context."