Russell Crowe claims he is not responsible for posting a naked picture of a woman online.

The Man of Steel star, who is believed to be working on his relationship with his wife Danielle Spencer, apologised to his followers on Tuesday after a strange stock image of a naked woman’s pubic region, which alludes to a hairstyle worn by some Orthodox Jewish males, appeared on his Twitter profile.

Russell insists that his account was hacked.

After deleting the picture, the 49-year-old star wrote: ‘Hey, I don’t know what that was. Just having a chat with Dani when the phone went ballistic. Sorry, gone.’

The Les Miserables star’s management team also claims that his account was hacked.

Russell and Danielle enjoyed a family dinner with their sons Charles, eight, and Tennyson, six, at the Polo Lounge in Beverly Hills, along with a group of friends, last week.