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Published Sunday, March 13, 2005 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

ON RUSSELL CROWE AND AL-QAEDA: Four years ago, we couldn't figure out why anyone would want to kidnap Aussie actor Russell Crowe.
We learned last week that the FBI briefly believed that al-Qaeda terrorists had targeted the Gladiator star as part of a plot to disrupt American culture, or something to that effect. That's why Crowe had all of those bodyguards protecting him on the red carpet.
Really? That's the story we're supposed to believe?
Yep.
Actually, it may be true that time not only heals all wounds, but also solves mysterious conduct by celebrities.

Cases in point: Ashlee Simpson on SNL, Britney Spears getting unmarried in Vegas, Anne Heche's breakdown following her breakup with Ellen, and Eddie Murphy's ride with a tranny prostitute.

Read my astute analysis here: With celebs, facts can be stranger than fiction (Boston Herald)