Russell Crowe pines for absent friends during brief stop in Gander, N.L.

GANDER, N.L. – Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe was briefly in Newfoundland on Sunday and pined for absent friends through Twitter.

Crowe tweeted out to his friends Alan Doyle of the band Great Big Sea and actor Allan Hawco that he was disappointed to land in Gander and that the pair didn’t drive to meet him, adding: “Guess I’m partying alone.”

The three appeared together in the television show “The Republic of Doyle” in 2012 after Doyle and Crowe became friends.

Crowe, who has more than 1.6 million followers on Twitter, also tweeted out selfies with no one in the background, joking that he was “Battling through the crowds for my public appearance in Gander, Newfoundland.”

The actor was flying back to the United States from Europe when his plane touched down at around 7 a.m. in Gander, which periodically serves as a refuelling stop for transatlantic flights.

“I love Newfoundland …. just sayin’. Wish I could be here longer,” he tweeted before leaving.

(VOCM, The Canadian Press)