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Crowe 'too fat' for Scott movie role

Published Monday, Oct 29 2007, 16:09 GMT | By Beth Hilton
Crowe 'too fat' for Scott movie role

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Russell Crowe was ordered to lose weight for his new movie because he was too fat for his role.

The actor stars as a CIA boss in Ridley Scott's new film Body Of Lies, which is based on a book by David Ignatius.

Scott, who also worked with Crowe in Gladiator, is quoted by Contactmusic as saying: "I've shot with Russell for the past five weeks. That's why he's so sturdy-looking at the moment.

"He's losing weight. He was 30 pounds overweight to do the part."

Body Of Lies, which also stars Leonardo DiCaprio, is currently filming in Morocco.
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