Josh Brolin lashes out at cab driver before bar brawl

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Josh Brolin was involved in an argument with a taxi driver last Friday.

The 'Labor Day' star has been caught on camera yelling abuse at a cab driver after rear-ending his vehicle, mere hours before he was involved in a bar brawl with a bouncer in Santa Monica, California.

Things kicked off when the 45-year-old star allegedly bumped into the back of a cab as he was waiting in line at a Los Angeles Del Taco drive-thru in the early hours of Friday morning.

When the taxi driver tried to swap vehicle information, Josh reportedly became angry, insisting it was only a scratch.

In the video footage obtained by TMZ, which appears to have been taken from inside the cab, Josh is seen jumping out of his own vehicle and insisting the driver has no right to blame the ''bunch of scratches'' on him.

The furious actor then accuses the driver of trying to milk him of his money, repeatedly ranting, ''You suck as a cab driver!''

According to the gossip website, Josh left the scene shortly after the incident and continued on to O'Brien's Irish Pub, where he reportedly flipped out when he was told the venue was closing for the night.

The 'Gangster Squad' hunk is said to have started throwing punches at a security guard, before being sent home in a taxi after the duo had made up and shared a hug.

Josh, who is Barbra Streisand's stepson, was previously arrested for public intoxication in the early hours of January 1, 2013.

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Minnie Driver on working motherhood: 'I do feel guilty sometimes'

Minnie Driver Photo: Rex Features By Hannah Furness

1:31PM BST 20 Oct 2013

Minnie Driver, the actress, has spoken of the "guilty" feeling about combining work and motherhood, as she discloses she brings her son onto the set to alleviate the “awful” feeling of missing seeing him awake.

Driver, who was Oscar-nominated for her role in Good Will Hunting and won an Emmy for The Riches, said it was “important” for her five-year-old to see her work ethic.

But she admitted it was “awful” to leave the house before he was awake and come back after he was asleep.

“I do feel guilty sometimes, of course,” she told the Sunday Express. “If I leave the house before Henry has woken up and I’m back after he has gone to bed, it’s awful.

“So I find a way of getting his dad, a friend or his nanny to bring him on set when I’m working.

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“And that’s important too – I do hope I set a good example with my work ethic.”

She added: “It’s important for my son to see that in action, so when he comes to set, he hangs out, he knows when to be quiet and he even calls ‘action’, which is really funny.”

She admitted being an actress was a “fairly self-involved profession”, with having a child the “very best thing that can happen”.

Saying her focus had “broadened”, she added working parents enjoy their career “more because you realise it’s not the most important thing”.

Describing her perfect day, she told the magazine it would be spending time with her son, making breakfast, walking to their best friend’s house and playing sports.

Speaking of their close relationship, she claimed he was still a “mummy’s boy”, saying: “He will brush my hair and he likes to tell me things we are going to do together when he grows up.”

She added her relationship with her son is “really close”, speculating his talent for performing may mean he follows her into acting when he’s older.

Driver, 43, was speaking out in support of Children In Need, as she confesses hearing the moving stories made her “incredibly grateful” for what she has.

She added that being able to help others is the “best side of fame”, as she auctions a signed ornamental Lindt bear to raise money for the charity.

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