ledzep45 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 This link will tell you everything about it: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/organgrind...s-russell-brand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knebby Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Where does it say they have actually been suspended? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep45 Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 Listen to BBC radio 2 now, they are talking about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knebby Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Ah here. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7696714.stm I think what they did was stupid and rude to Andrew Sachs, but this outcry is over-the-top, and his grand-daughter must be having a laugh saying she was embarrassed by it. Yeah, sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep45 Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 I agree knebby, I find Jonathan Ross funny sometimes and I don't really like Russell Brand, but this is so stupid and not funny. Yes it maybe a bit OTT but jesus......this is really surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenman Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Ah the twin forces of celebrety and political correctness combined to form the ultimate BS news story, seriously anyone who's reported on this should be ashamed of themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moffo Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Once again the dogooders win. Fair enough it was a bad taste joke that has backfired, but is it really worth all the publicity. I suppose they are a couple of overpaid prats though, but they haven't murdered anyone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knebby Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 And the grand-daughter who was "so offended" that she had to return from her tour with "Satanic Sluts" and call for them to "lose their jobs" has signed with Max Clifford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moffo Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 And the grand-daughter who was "so offended" that she had to return from her tour with "Satanic Sluts" and call for them to "lose their jobs" has signed with Max Clifford. Who also was a page 3 wannabe a while ago, so yes, she is sweet and innocent!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I didn't hear the radio broadcast but apparently the BBC only received 2 complaints after the show. It was only when the Daily Mail reported on it that they started receiving thousands of complaints. I think the BBC have been forced into the suspension because of the media storm it's created, but let's face it they'll never sack Jonathon Ross because he'll just go to Sky, ITV, or CH4 and take all their peak time viewers with him. What really annoyed me about the whole thing tho is seeing Gordon Brown and David Cameron villifying them on the news (just so they can try and boost their popularity)..... what the hell has it got to do with them?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal light Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I didn't hear the radio broadcast but apparently the BBC only received 2 complaints after the show. Naughty but hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knebby Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I don't find it hilarious at all. I think its really tasteless to leave messages like that about his grand-daughter on a 78 year old man's answering machine - particularly one as harmless and well-loved as him. However, I don't think it is a sackable offence and I personally think this has gotten WAY out of hand - and I have NO sympathy at all for the grand-daughter, who has totally milked this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ady Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Russell Brand has resigned from Radio 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knebby Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Russell Brand has resigned from Radio 2. I heard. I think its a real shame - but he'll turn up again elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal light Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Of course it is tasteless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I have got a horsey Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 However, I don't think it is a sackable offence and I personally think this has gotten WAY out of hand - and I have NO sympathy at all for the grand-daughter, who has totally milked this. Well I don't know why they dragged Andrew Sachs into it, why didn't they just leave the messages on her answering machine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longdistancewinner Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Well I don't know why they dragged Andrew Sachs into it, why didn't they just leave the messages on her answering machine? Because it was supposed to be a pre-arranged interview between Brand and Sachs. He never answered the phone - hence the messages. It was tasteless, and to the Sachs' family, offensive, but I can't understand all the furore it's creating publicly. The news are being a bit overzealous with it. I'm sure a lot worse has been done. I mean, fancy getting Gordon Brown involved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireOpal Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Naughty but hilarious. Thanks for the link, EL - I wondered what all the kerfuffle was about. I read some articles in the Daily Mail that made it sound as if Messrs. Brand & Ross had done something hideous. And I thought Brits were unshockable! Interesting observations in that Guardian article. I'd say it's the same in America. "Janet Street-Porter, a broadcaster who has had the occasional bad-mouthed outburst, blames the macho culture of the airwaves for the Ross/Brand stunt. Television and radio have become increasingly 'blokeish', she says, which leads her to conclude that 'fines, sackings and investigations can't alter a culture'." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMcLov1n Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Russell Brand is an annoying twit. Just throwing that out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal light Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Thanks for the link, EL - I wondered what all the kerfuffle was about. I read some articles in the Daily Mail that made it sound as if Messrs. Brand & Ross had done something hideous. And I thought Brits were unshockable! Interesting observations in that Guardian article. I'd say it's the same in America. "Janet Street-Porter, a broadcaster who has had the occasional bad-mouthed outburst, blames the macho culture of the airwaves for the Ross/Brand stunt. Television and radio have become increasingly 'blokeish', she says, which leads her to conclude that 'fines, sackings and investigations can't alter a culture'." You're welcome, FireOpal. I would imagine that a lowered state of inhibition contributed to the remarks. They sounded as if they were in a somewhat loose, not so tight state of mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep45 Posted October 31, 2008 Author Share Posted October 31, 2008 Russell Brand has resigned from Radio 2. YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireOpal Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 You're welcome, FireOpal. I would imagine that a lowered state of inhibition contributed to the remarks. They sounded as if they were in a somewhat loose, not so tight state of mind. Very loose! Perhaps some liquid refreshments were flowing, of the caffeinated and/or alcoholic variety. That said, I've enjoyed both men's humour over the years - Wossy's tv interview with Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) earlier this year was hilarious. And Mr. Brand is a scruffpot, but there's an appealing vulnerability there as well i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knebby Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 I love them both and so do many others. It was a really stupid thing they did, but sadly it has just given areas of the media such as The Daily Mail exactly the chance they have been waiting for - to go on a witch hunt after them. Its pathetic. As if there weren't more important things in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquamarine Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 I don't know which aspect of this story is more shocking--that Manuel is now a "lovely old man," or that Russell Brand works/worked for the BBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croquet'n'cocaine Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 The most disappointing thing about the whole story is that Ross and Brand both apologised instead of just saying, "Oh, fuck off you stuck up twats". Imagine if the Sex Pistols had apologised after the Bill Grundy thing. Or if Brian May had apologised after playing guitar on the roof of Buckingham Palace. I mean, some things are just meant to be tasteless. Apologising gives the confusing impression that they actually gave a shit in the first place, when they were actually just having a larf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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