Between 1999 and 2002, Russell Crowe was involved in a few public altercations, which are spoofed in the "South Park" episode. In 1999, Crowe was part of a midnight brawl with multiple people outside a bar in Coffs Harbour, Australia, which was caught on security camera. In 2002, Crowe fought with businessman Eric Watson inside Zuma, a Japanese restaurant in London. Actor Ross Kemp leaped in to separate the two. During the 2002 BAFTA awards, Crowe quoted a poem by Patrick Kavanagh during his acceptance speech of the award for his performance in "A Beautiful Mind". Upon broadcast, the poem was cut out due to time constraints and copyright issues. This angered Crowe and led to a confrontation between him and producer Malcolm Gerrie, during which Crowe was "abusive" and "behaving unreasonably". The "South Park" episode contains a reference to this incident during the scene in which Crowe attacks his editor, saying, "My fighting is poetry! You don't edit Russell Crowe's poetry, you testicle!"