Ah Russell Crowe, you spoil us with your intemperate outbursts. The great man has been forced to apologise for comments made via stupid Twitter concerning (of all things) circumcision. Asked if he would be snipping his recently born son, he tweeted: “Circumcision is barbaric and stupid. Who are you to correct nature? Is it real that GOD requires a donation of foreskin?”

Feeling that 140 characters were insufficient to stir controversy, he continued: “I love my Jewish friends, I love the apples and the honey and the funny little hats but stop cutting yr babies. if you feel it is yr right to cut things off yr babies.” (Place “sic” where appropriate.) Following digital bellowing, Crowe later did the decent thing and removed the comments. Does Mel Gibson have a Twitter account?