While I don’t like people who sue rather than suck it up, I despise “stars” who behave badly. In this case I hope Crowe had to pay millions (the settlement wasn’t disclosed). If I were the guy whose face caught the telephone I would settle for a token amount with the provisio that if Crowe lost his temper with a peon again he would have to pay me millions, kind of a civil probation. If it were Sean Penn I would just kick the crap out of him. If a famous Hollywood badboy bitch slapped you would you mop the floor with his drug addled ass or cry like a chick and sue?
Is there a third option? Your first two choices seem a bit, um, poorly worded.
I’d seek to recover my costs (lost wages, bills, etc), same as I would from anyone who assualted me.
Sue.
I am not a violent person, so physical retaliation is not an option. Instead, I would opt to take a chunk of that money which makes them feel they are above the law. I’d pay my medical bills and donate the rest to a charitable organization.
I am a chick, so I guess I would cry like one and sue. Escalating a fight from a slap to mopping the floor with someone’s ass may sound manly to you, but such an action can result in serious legal consequences to the person who does the retaliating. There was an incident in my town recently in which a silly bar scuffle was turned into a serious brawl that resulted in the death of one of the combatants. The guy who, in his own words, “cranked it up a notch,” is now charged with manslaughter.
Poorly worded? Overt machismo? (my words) Lighten up folks. and crying like a chick was meant ironically. sheesh
The satisfaction of being the guy who pimp-slapped a movie star would be transient and would soon evolve into nothing more than a story you could tell in bars.
An assload of said movie star’s money transferred into my pockets, on the other hand, would be satisfying for a much longer time. Plus, it would give me the option to buy drinks in those bars whilst telling the story for the nth time.
If you did it right you could bitch-slap the Autralian pussy and sue him for a shit load on money.
At the risk of sounding boring, I’d sue for pretty much the same reasons mentioned by pinkfreud and Scumpup. This is provided–of course–that the celebrity brawler’s attack was unprovoked (like the case with Russell Crowe appears to be) and not the result of my (drunkeningly) trying to pick a fight with a famous movie “tough guy” or making derogatory comments about his physical appearance, acting ability, intelligence, rumored sexual preferences, his wife or girlfriend, his mother and other members of his immediate family, his religion, and his racial and/or ethnic background.
Also, another thing to remember is that celebrities–even a well-known hot-head like Crowe who always looks like he’s on the verge of clocking somebody–are very image-conscious. Thus, they would be far more likely to quickly pay off the assaulted party then let the matter be dragged through the legal system where the story (and the resulting bad publicity) would be in the news for months. I think in this case, Crowe’s attorneys, agent, and publicists probably got together with their client and told him that he was in an unwinnable situation and that it he’d better shell out the big bucks now so he could bring an end to the whole unfortunate episode.
I hope an anger management course was part of the settlement.
Same thing minus the donation for me. I would want something to show for the encounter other than my chagrin.
Anyone who threw a phone at me would find themselves on the floor in a heartbeat. I’d give his ass a good whooping, claim self-defense, and file a lawsuit.
I’m not a violent physical person, but I would not stand for anyone smacking me around.