Russell Crowe's weight has ballooned in the years after his ripped and bulked Gladiator role in 2000, and insiders said the star has been in "denial" about his gain, RadarOnline.com has learned.

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Before wowing audiences with his ripped physique in 2000’s Gladiator, Crowe had to quickly lose the poundage he packed on to play Big Tobacco exec Jeffrey Wigand in 1999’s The Insider.

Yes, that's Russell Crowe, clad in all brown and looking a ... "My musculature is not fine or ripped, but it's real, Ark builders muscle." Jennifer Connelly, who starred with Crowe in 2001's ...

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