Russell Crowe’s ‘Divorce’ Auction Included Life-Size Prop Horses… and His ‘Gladiator’ Codpiece

Five-hour auction raised more than $3.7 million for charity

Russell Crowe Gladiator Ridley Scott
Paramount

If you’re a Russell Crowe fan, a movie memorabilia collector or just someone who supports the idea of cleaning out the storage bin after a divorce, we hope you didn’t miss the “Gladiator” star’s auction.

Crowe sold off 227 items Saturday at Sotheby’s Australia in Sydney at an auction titled “The Art of Divorce.” Although his divorce from Danielle Spencer was last year, today would have been the couple’s 15th wedding anniversary.

Among the eclectic assortment of items were life-size prop horses; wardrobe from “Gladiator,” including a cod piece, a pair of leather wrist cuffs and torso body armor; a trove of guitars; his entire Capt.

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