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La. Prosecutors Clear Brolin in W Bar Brawl

But feisty actor still has fightin' words for Russell Crowe, critics

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 6, 2009 2:13 PM CST
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(Newser) – Louisiana prosecutors have agreed to drop all charges against Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright for a July barroom brawl the two allegedly got into while filming Oliver Stone’s W. Brolin and Wright, along with five members of the film’s crew, faced misdemeanor charges from the fight, People reports.

Although in the clear, Brolin remains combative: at the New York Film Critics Awards dinner last night he told the crowd that fellow Milk star Sean Penn was “quite an actor, and not an a-hole like Russell Crowe.” Brolin also slammed NY Times theater critic Ben Brantley, who reviewed him in Sam Shepard’s True West: “I hate that mother******,” he said. “And I don’t think he’s a good writer.”

Actor Josh Brolin arrives at the World Premiere of W. at The Ziegfeld Theatre on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 in New York.
Actor Josh Brolin arrives at the World Premiere of "W." at The Ziegfeld Theatre on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 in New York.   (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)
Sean Penn, left, receives a kiss from 'Milk' co-star and Best Supporting Actor winner Josh Brolin at the 2008 New York Film Critic's Circle Awards at Strata on Monday, Jan. 5, 2009 in New York.
Sean Penn, left, receives a kiss from 'Milk' co-star and Best Supporting Actor winner Josh Brolin at the 2008 New York Film Critic's Circle Awards at Strata on Monday, Jan. 5, 2009 in New York.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Sean Penn, left, receives a kiss from 'Milk' co-star and Best Supporting Actor winner Josh Brolin at the 2008 New York Film Critic's Circle Awards at Strata on Monday, Jan. 5, 2009 in New York.
Sean Penn, left, receives a kiss from 'Milk' co-star and Best Supporting Actor winner Josh Brolin at the 2008 New York Film Critic's Circle Awards at Strata on Monday, Jan. 5, 2009 in New York.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Josh Brolin reacts as he arrives for The Times BFI London Film Festival European Premiere of 'W' at a cinema in central London, Thursday Oct. 23, 2008.
Josh Brolin reacts as he arrives for The Times BFI London Film Festival European Premiere of 'W' at a cinema in central London, Thursday Oct. 23, 2008.   (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Photo released Thursday, July 17, 2008 by the Shreveport Police Department, shows a police booking photo of actor Josh Brolin, who was arrested July 12, 2008.
Photo released Thursday, July 17, 2008 by the Shreveport Police Department, shows a police booking photo of actor Josh Brolin, who was arrested July 12, 2008.   (AP Photo/ via Shreveport Police Department)
Police booking photos of Jeffrey Wright, bottom center, and five others arrested July 12, 2008, along with Josh Brolin, at a bar in downtown Shreveport, La.
Police booking photos of Jeffrey Wright, bottom center, and five others arrested July 12, 2008, along with Josh Brolin, at a bar in downtown Shreveport, La.   (AP Photo/ via Shreveport Police Department)
Josh Brolin arrives for the 80th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Los Angeles. Brolin will be a presenter during the Oscars telecast.
Josh Brolin arrives for the 80th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Los Angeles. Brolin will be a presenter during the Oscars telecast.   (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
Josh Brolin arrives for the European film premiere of W in Leicester Square, London, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008.
Josh Brolin arrives for the European film premiere of W in Leicester Square, London, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008.   (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
In this Dec. 15, 2008 file photo, Josh Brolin arrives at the opening of the Dolce & Gabbana flagship boutique in Los Angeles.
In this Dec. 15, 2008 file photo, Josh Brolin arrives at the opening of the Dolce & Gabbana flagship boutique in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo, file)
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