{"id":645521,"date":"2013-03-06T17:10:16","date_gmt":"2013-03-06T22:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=220097"},"modified":"2013-03-06T17:10:16","modified_gmt":"2013-03-06T22:10:16","slug":"russell-crowe-ufo-video-leaves-twitter-fans-baffled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/645521","title":{"rendered":"Russell Crowe UFO Video Leaves Twitter Fans Baffled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Russel Crowe may be scheduled to play Superman&#8217;s father, Jor-El, in the upcoming Superman movie reboot <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/check-out-the-new-man-of-steel-trailer-2012-12\"><em>Man of Steel<\/em><\/a>, but it wasn&#8217;t a flying Kryptonian that Crowe spotted outside his Sydney offices this week.<\/p>\n<p>The actor posted a YouTube video to his Twitter account this week, showing what he claims in a genuine <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/tag\/ufo\">UFO<\/a>.  Crowe stated that he and a friend set up a Cannon 5D outside his office in Sydney to capture images of fruit bats &#8220;rising from Botanic Gardens.  Instead, three photos taken over 4.5 seconds show something brightly lit passing over the scenery very quickly.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> div.twitterditto309135661770878976 { background: #131516 url(http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/images\/themes\/theme14\/bg.gif) no-repeat; padding: 20px; } div.twitterditto309135661770878976 a { color: #009999; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309135661770878976 { background: #fff; padding: 10px 12px 10px 30px; margin: 0; min-height: 48px; color: #000; font-size: 22px !important; font-family: Georgia, \"Times New Roman\", Times, serif; line-height: 30px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309135661770878976 div.metadata { display: block; width: 100%; clear: both; margin-top: 8px; padding: 12px 0px; height: 55px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309135661770878976 div.follow-button { float: right; padding: 0 30px 0 0; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309135661770878976 div.metadata div.author { line-height: 20px; color: #333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309135661770878976 span.tweet { font-size: 22px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309135661770878976 div.metadata div.author img { float: left; margin: 0px 7px 0px 0px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309135661770878976 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309135661770878976 div.timestamp { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; display: block; color: #999; margin: 10px 0 0 0; line-height: 25px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309135661770878976 div.timestamp a { color: #999; text-decoration: none; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309135661770878976 div.timestamp a > span { display: inline-block; width: 16px; height: 16px; background-image: url(\"http:\/\/images.ientrymail.com\/socialditto\/everything-spritev2.png\"); background-repeat: no-repeat; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309135661770878976 div.timestamp a.twitreply > span { background-position: 0px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309135661770878976 div.timestamp a.twitreply:hover > span { background-position: -16px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309135661770878976 div.timestamp a.favorite > span { background-position: -32px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309135661770878976 div.timestamp a.favorite:hover > span { background-position: -48px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309135661770878976 div.timestamp a.retweet > span { background-position: -80px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309135661770878976 div.timestamp a.retweet:hover > span { background-position: -96px 3px; } p.indent { margin-left: 20px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309135661770878976 span.name { font-weight: bold; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309135661770878976 span.at-name a,div.twitter-inner-ditto309135661770878976 span.at-name a:visited, div.twitter-inner-ditto309135661770878976 span.at-name a:hover { color: #999; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } <\/style>\n<div class=\"twitterditto309135661770878976\">\n<div class=\"twitter-inner-ditto309135661770878976\">\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"follow-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/russellcrowe\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\"> Follow @russellcrowe <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/russellcrowe\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/825570365\/Twitter-Icon_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span class=\"name\"> Russell Crowe <\/span><br \/><span class=\"at-name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/russellcrowe\" class=\"at-name\">@russellcrowe<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tweet\"> UFO? Time Lapse Photos Outside RC&#8217;s Woolloomooloo Office (THESE ARE REAL!): <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/BhTyoyBKql\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/t.co\/BhTyoyBKql<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/youtube\">@youtube<\/a><\/span><br \/><object width=\"425\" height=\"350\" data=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/W63K\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/W63K\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<div class=\"timestamp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=309135661770878976\" class=\"twitreply\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Reply<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=309135661770878976\" class=\"retweet\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Retweet<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=309135661770878976\" class=\"favorite\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Favorite<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/russellcrowe\/status\/309135661770878976\" title=\"Wed Mar 06 02:57:39 +0000 2013\">19 hours ago<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/tweetbutton\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tweet Button<\/a>&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/socialditto.com\/\">@socialditto<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Crowe is technically accurate in that the object in the photos is unidentified and appears to be flying.  However, dressing the video up with sinister music and weird editing to imply an alien presence implies that the actor is simply trolling his Twitter followers.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> div.twitterditto309279387507884032 { background: #131516 url(http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/images\/themes\/theme14\/bg.gif) no-repeat; padding: 20px; } div.twitterditto309279387507884032 a { color: #009999; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309279387507884032 { background: #fff; padding: 10px 12px 10px 30px; margin: 0; min-height: 48px; color: #000; font-size: 22px !important; font-family: Georgia, \"Times New Roman\", Times, serif; line-height: 30px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309279387507884032 div.metadata { display: block; width: 100%; clear: both; margin-top: 8px; padding: 12px 0px; height: 55px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309279387507884032 div.follow-button { float: right; padding: 0 30px 0 0; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309279387507884032 div.metadata div.author { line-height: 20px; color: #333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309279387507884032 span.tweet { font-size: 22px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309279387507884032 div.metadata div.author img { float: left; margin: 0px 7px 0px 0px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309279387507884032 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309279387507884032 div.timestamp { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; display: block; color: #999; margin: 10px 0 0 0; line-height: 25px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309279387507884032 div.timestamp a { color: #999; text-decoration: none; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309279387507884032 div.timestamp a > span { display: inline-block; width: 16px; height: 16px; background-image: url(\"http:\/\/images.ientrymail.com\/socialditto\/everything-spritev2.png\"); background-repeat: no-repeat; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309279387507884032 div.timestamp a.twitreply > span { background-position: 0px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309279387507884032 div.timestamp a.twitreply:hover > span { background-position: -16px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309279387507884032 div.timestamp a.favorite > span { background-position: -32px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309279387507884032 div.timestamp a.favorite:hover > span { background-position: -48px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309279387507884032 div.timestamp a.retweet > span { background-position: -80px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309279387507884032 div.timestamp a.retweet:hover > span { background-position: -96px 3px; } p.indent { margin-left: 20px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309279387507884032 span.name { font-weight: bold; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309279387507884032 span.at-name a,div.twitter-inner-ditto309279387507884032 span.at-name a:visited, div.twitter-inner-ditto309279387507884032 span.at-name a:hover { color: #999; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } <\/style>\n<div class=\"twitterditto309279387507884032\">\n<div class=\"twitter-inner-ditto309279387507884032\">\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"follow-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/russellcrowe\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\"> Follow @russellcrowe <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/russellcrowe\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/825570365\/Twitter-Icon_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span class=\"name\"> Russell Crowe <\/span><br \/><span class=\"at-name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/russellcrowe\" class=\"at-name\">@russellcrowe<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tweet\"> I will grant you at the time the music wasn&#8217;t playing, also, yes, we have pushed in on the frame..this is 3 photo&#8217;s in order, nothing added <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"timestamp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=309279387507884032\" class=\"twitreply\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Reply<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=309279387507884032\" class=\"retweet\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Retweet<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=309279387507884032\" class=\"favorite\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Favorite<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/russellcrowe\/status\/309279387507884032\" title=\"Wed Mar 06 12:28:46 +0000 2013\">9 hours ago<\/a> via web&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/socialditto.com\/\">@socialditto<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The stunt has gained Crowe some attention on Twitter, though.  The star has retweeted various stories about his video and has replied to several fan theories with his own explanations.  He even showed that he&#8217;s in on the joke by retweeting what is clearly the best explanation for the phenomenon:<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> div.twitterditto309281158108180481 { background: #022330 url(http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/images\/themes\/theme15\/bg.png) no-repeat; padding: 20px; } div.twitterditto309281158108180481 a { color: #0084B4; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309281158108180481 { background: #fff; padding: 10px 12px 10px 30px; margin: 0; min-height: 48px; color: #000; font-size: 22px !important; font-family: Georgia, \"Times New Roman\", Times, serif; line-height: 30px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309281158108180481 div.metadata { display: block; width: 100%; clear: both; margin-top: 8px; padding: 12px 0px; height: 55px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309281158108180481 div.follow-button { float: right; padding: 0 30px 0 0; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309281158108180481 div.metadata div.author { line-height: 20px; color: #333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309281158108180481 span.tweet { font-size: 22px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309281158108180481 div.metadata div.author img { float: left; margin: 0px 7px 0px 0px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309281158108180481 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309281158108180481 div.timestamp { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; display: block; color: #999; margin: 10px 0 0 0; line-height: 25px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309281158108180481 div.timestamp a { color: #999; text-decoration: none; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309281158108180481 div.timestamp a > span { display: inline-block; width: 16px; height: 16px; background-image: url(\"http:\/\/images.ientrymail.com\/socialditto\/everything-spritev2.png\"); background-repeat: no-repeat; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309281158108180481 div.timestamp a.twitreply > span { background-position: 0px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309281158108180481 div.timestamp a.twitreply:hover > span { background-position: -16px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309281158108180481 div.timestamp a.favorite > span { background-position: -32px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309281158108180481 div.timestamp a.favorite:hover > span { background-position: -48px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309281158108180481 div.timestamp a.retweet > span { background-position: -80px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309281158108180481 div.timestamp a.retweet:hover > span { background-position: -96px 3px; } p.indent { margin-left: 20px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309281158108180481 span.name { font-weight: bold; } div.twitter-inner-ditto309281158108180481 span.at-name a,div.twitter-inner-ditto309281158108180481 span.at-name a:visited, div.twitter-inner-ditto309281158108180481 span.at-name a:hover { color: #999; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } <\/style>\n<div class=\"twitterditto309281158108180481\">\n<div class=\"twitter-inner-ditto309281158108180481\">\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"follow-button\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marys_movies\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\"> Follow @marys_movies <\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"author\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/marys_movies\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/3125029131\/66505ef99164cb0bdff2b6031151077b_normal.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <span class=\"name\"> Mary <\/span> <br \/> <span class=\"at-name\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/marys_movies\" class=\"at-name\">@marys_movies<\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"tweet\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/russellcrowe\">@russellcrowe<\/a> I think that this will provide a good explanation as to what the U.F.O is: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/nX08C0ZLEL\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/t.co\/nX08C0ZLEL<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"timestamp\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=309281158108180481\" class=\"twitreply\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Reply<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; 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The actor posted a YouTube video to his Twitter account this week, showing what he claims in a genuine UFO. 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