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The Creator Of Deadpool Says He Angered Russell Crowe And Marvel With A Joke Tweet ?

Russell Crowe is famous in Hollywood for having an unpredictable sense of humor. Sure, when John Oliver made a big deal out of purchasing his jock strap, Crowe responded by making a donation to a Koala Chlamydia Ward in Oliver’s name. But Crowe has also been known to pick Twitter fights with opinionated randos and he once got angry at South Park creators Matt Parker and Trey Stone for offering notes on his new album.

ApparentlyĀ Rob Liefeld, the creator of Deadpool, wasn’t aware of Crowe’s reputation when he tweeted at the Gladiator actor with what he thought was a harmless joke.

Liefeld told Digital Spy the story:

One night before I went to bed, I didnā€™t know Russell Crowe was on Twitter, and I stupidly tweeted to Russell Crowe ā€“ not ever thinking heā€™d answer me ā€“ and I go, ā€˜Hey Russell, you should read for Cable!ā€™ That didnā€™t turn out very well, I got yelled at a lot, because I woke up ā€“ because heā€™s in Australia ā€“ to Russell Crowe saying, ā€˜Read for it?!ā€™, and my manager said, ā€˜Yeahā€¦ Russell Crowe doesnā€™t read for parts, Rob. You kind of insulted him.ā€™ Iā€™m like, ā€˜Iā€™m sorry! They just havenā€™t picked Cable yet so Iā€™m just putting it out there.ā€™ And then my phone rings, so some Fox people may or may not have yelled at me for an hour.

Liefeld doesn’t wieldĀ any power on the Deadpool movies, so this scenario was clearly in jest, but that’s never stopped Crowe from getting angry on Twitter before:

He had an explosive reaction, as documented by The Daily Dot.

Perhaps Liefeld should be the one offended, considering how little respect his work gets:

So watch your back, internet users, and be sure to stay on Russell Crowe’s good side. You never know when he’s going to strike.

H/T – Uproxx, ComicBook, Getty Images

Written by Collin Gossel

Collin Gossel is a writer and comedian living in Brooklyn, New York, but there are nights when he looks up at the stars and wistfully thinks to himself ā€œthereā€™s got to be more out thereā€¦ā€ You can catch Collin improvising new musicals every Tuesday night at the Magnet Theaterā€™s Musical Megawatt, or follow his unfiltered thoughts on Twitter and Instagram @CollinGossel.--