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Russell Crowe interviewed on Jay Leno, preview

By April MacIntyre Nov 16, 2010, 2:26 GMT

11/09/2010 - Paul Haggis and Russell Crowe - "The Next Three Days" New York City Premiere - Arrivals - Ziegfeld Theatre - New York City, NY, USA © Mohammed Kasim / PR Photos

On Jay Leno tonight, Aussie actor Russell Crowe talks about his days in tights on tour with "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "Fringe" star Anna Torv stops by.  Scottish chanteuse Annie Lennox performs.  

"The Next Three Days," starring Russell Crowe, opens November 19, 2010.

JAY LENO’S MONOLOGUE HIGHLIGHTS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010

THIS IS GOING TO BE A ROUGH WEEK FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA.  HE HAS TO PARDON A TURKEY, HE HAS TO DEAL WITH A LAME DUCK CONGRESS, HE HAS TO EAT CROW…AND THE CHINESE JUST FLIPPED HIM THE BIRD.  IT’S BEEN A ROUGH WEEK.  IT’S BEEN A FOUL WEEK.

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS BACK HOME AFTER HIS 10-DAY TRIP TO ASIA.  ON THE WAY BACK YESTERDAY AIR FORCE ONE MADE A STOP IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. WHICH IS HOPEFULLY THE ONLY TIME WE'LL HEAR THE WORDS "AIR FORCE ONE" AND "ANCHORAGE, ALASKA" IN THE SAME SENTENCE.  .

I READ THIS TODAY IN THE PAPER, THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS WRITTEN A CHILDREN'S BOOK.  I DON’T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HEARD THIS.  I DON’T KNOW HOW POPULAR THE BOOK IS GOING TO BE, BUT IF ONLY ONE PERSON READS THIS BOOK... IT'LL BE DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO READ THAT HEALTH CARE BILL.

THERE IS A LOT GOING ON IN WASHINGTON.  CONGRESSMAN CHARLIE RANGEL WALKED OUT OF HIS ETHICS HEARING TODAY AFTER BEING REFUSED AN EXTENSION. HE SAID HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY FOR LEGAL REPRESENTATION. NO MONEY!  WHAT ABOUT ALL THE MONEY YOU SAVED NOT PAYING ANY TAXES? USE THAT MONEY!  WHAT ABOUT THAT?

A LOT OF CONTROVERSY OVER THESE NEW "BODY SCANNING" MACHINES AT THE AIRPORTS.  THIS HAS BEEN ON THE NEWS ALL DAY TODAY.  PEOPLE SAY THEY INVADE THEIR PRIVACY.  HAVE YOU SEEN THE IMAGES?  THEY'RE SO GRAPHIC, TODAY BRETT FAVRE TEXTED ONE TO A FEMALE REPORTER.

YOU PROBABLY HEARD ABOUT THIS GUY.  HE’S LIKE A FOLK HERO NOW.  A PASSENGER IN SAN DIEGO REFUSED TO GO THROUGH THE SCANNER AND HE WAS DENIED ACCESS TO THE AIRPLANE WHEN HE REFUSED TO BE PATTED DOWN BY THE TSA AGENT.  HE YELLED AT THEM, HE SAID, "I'LL HAVE YOU ARRESTED IF YOU TOUCH MY JUNK!"  THAT WAS HIS QUOTE.  "I'LL HAVE YOU ARRESTED IF YOU TOUCH MY JUNK!"  IT’S NOT QUITE "GIVE ME LIBERTY, OR GIVE ME DEATH"….  BUT YOU GET THE IDEA.

FACEBOOK HAS NOW INTRODUCED WHAT IT CALLS A NEXT-GENERATION "MODERN MESSAGING SYSTEM" THAT INCORPORATES EMAIL, INSTANT MESSAGES, AND TEXT MESSAGING ALL IN ONE. THEY SAY THEIR GOAL IS TO CREATE A WORLD WHERE NOTHING GETS DONE AT THE WORKPLACE EVER AGAIN.