Crowe could face $31m settlement

SYDNEY - Hollywood star Russell Crowe and his wife, Danielle Spencer, have split up, a report said yesterday. There is speculation that the Oscar-winning actor could face a US$25 million (S$31 million) settlement.

The couple have been married nine years and separated amicably, The Sydney Morning Herald said, with both determined to protect their two children, aged eight and six, from any publicity.

Rumours that the relationship was in trouble surfaced in June this year when photos appeared showing Spencer on a night out with her partner from television show Dancing With The Stars, Damian Whitewood.