Why Russell Crowe told Rebel Wilson to f*** off Rebel Wilson tells of an encounter with sometimes hostile Russell Crowe. REBEL Wilson has told Jay Leno why fellow Aussie actor Russell Crowe told her to f*** off. Wilson told The Tonight Show host that she was the recipient of the Nicole Kidman Scholarship at the Australian Theatre for Young People. The award allowed her fly to New York to study comedy. After spotting Kidman in Sydney having dinner with good friend Crowe, Wilson approached the table. "I thought now is my chance to say thank you and I went up to them but before I could say anything Russell Crowe looked at me and says 'Fuck off'," she said. So I just like put my head down and walked away. But thanks Nicole. Wilson will host the MTV awards on Sunday where she revealed that she will perform with her Pitch Perfect cast mates. "It's pretty full-on," she says about hosting. I have to dance, I have to sing, I have to do jokes and I have to try to look hot ... that'll probably be the hardest one.