Talking of US TV, Russell Brand has revealed that he received death threats after calling George W Bush a "retard" while hosting the MTV Video Music Awards last month. It's not clear who was actually offended by the comparison, Bush supporters or retards. Talking about hosting the MTV awards bash, Brand told Radio 1: "[Hosting the awards] was a lot of fun, especially the death threat. If you are going to kill someone, don't give them advance notice, that gives you a chance to prepare. How can you, while watching the telly, think 'Oh, I don't enjoy this. No, I'm not enjoying this at all. Right, I'm going to kill him'. That's a huge jump".
Oct 23, 2008
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Brand on VMA death threats
Russell Brand tells Radio 1 he received death threats after calling George W Bush a 'retard' while hosting the MTV Video Music Awards last month.