It took five months, but Russell Crowe finally knows his fate: easy street.

His June phone (and vase) throwing incident at the Mercer – which left desk clerk Nestor Estrada in stitches – ends today with the Aussie pleading guilty to a third-degree misdeameanor assault charge (that means reckless or neglegent) and receiving exactly zero prison or probation time.

Whew, we're glad Los Angeles authorities aren't the only ones willing to give celebs a break.

Crowe Gets No-Jail Deal [NYP]
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