Monday, Jun. 13, 2005

Who Did It with the Lead Pipe in the Study?

By Jeninne Lee-St. John

When celebrities attack, you never know what's going to hit you. Take Russell Crowe, who last week chucked a telephone in the face of a hotel concierge and was arrested for assault. Though he apologized on national TV, Crowe joined the list of hot-tempered famous folks around whom it's wise to duck. Can you match the celeb with the everyday item turned dangerous in his or her hands? --By Jeninne Lee-St. John

A. Jack Nicholson

B. Cameron Diaz

C. Christian Slater

D. Courtney Love

E. Omar Sharif

F. Naomi Campbell

CELL PHONE -- Another famous phone batterer, this star pleaded guilty to hammering an assistant in the head with a handset in a Toronto hotel.

TABLE LAMP -- Reportedly smashed this into another actor's face during a brawl while filming in India--the year after head butting a cop in France.

GOLF CLUB -- Ended an L.A. traffic dispute by taking one of these to the windshield of another driver. Charges were dropped after a civil settlement.

COWBOY BOOT -- After evading police in West Hollywood, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon for kicking a deputy with a pointy-toed clodhopper.

ICE CHIPS -- Pelted a model with these in a Manhattan restaurant, the New York Daily News reported--though a p.r. rep later denied the incident.

MICROPHONE STAND -- Got into trouble (again) for tossing one while performing at a Greenwich Village nightclub, hitting a patron in the head; pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct.

Answers: Cell phone, F; table lamp, E; golf club, A; cowboy boot, C; ice chips, B; microphone stand, D