ACTOR Russell Crowe is expected to be hit with a punitive damages claim this week after CCTV footage showed his alleged attack on a New York hotel worker with a telephone.

Actor Russell Crowe is expected to be hit with a punitive damages claim this week after allegedly attacking a New York hotel worker with a telephone.

ACTOR Russell Crowe faced a New York court yesterday after an outburst in which he threw a phone at a hotel worker.