Following the release of 'Robin Hood' at the renowned Cannes Film Festival, the movie's main star Russell Crowe sat in for a radio interview but walked out soon after when BBC radio arts reporter Mark Lawson questioned Crowe of the accent he had used to portray Hood.

During the interview, Lawson told the Kiwi-born actor that he felt his performance as the notorious British hero was as if "Robin Hood was an Irishman who took frequent holidays in Australia" of which Crowe quickly retorted, "You've got dead ears, mate -- seriously dead ears if you think there's an Irish accent. B***ocks."

Crowe, who gained worldwide fame by playing Maximus Decimus Meridius in the box-office hit Gladiator, continued with the interview and discussed the origins of the legendary character before pausing and bringing up the accent issue again where the then said, "I'm a little dumbfounded you could possibly find any Irish in that character. That's kind of ridiculous, but it's your show."

When Lawson asked if he was going for a Northern English accent instead, the 46-year-old sarcastically replied, "No, I was going for Italian, yeah. Missed it? F*** me", and laughed. As he left the studio, Crowe could still be heard muttering "I don't get the Irish thing by the way. I don't get it at all."

The Oscar-winning actor has a reputation for being bad-tempered which culminated in 2005 where he was arrested for throwing a telephone at a New York hotel employee.