Russell describes Sachsgate scandal as 'silly lark'
News
oi-Staff
By Super Admin
London
(ANI):
In
a
comeback
stand-up
show,
shamed
comedian
Russell
Brand
has
described
the
Sachsgate
scandal
as
'only
silly
larking
around'.
"The
news
became
like
my
own
show," the
Mirror
quoted
Brand,
as
saying.
"Everytime
I
left
my
house
it
could
be
seen
by
millions
of
people.
I
didn't
realise
it
was
so
serious,"
he
added.
The
former
BBC
host
had
to
resign
from
his
job
owing
to
a
scandal
that
had
risen
from
his
vulgar
behaviour
towards
Andrew
Sachs,
best
known
for
his
portrayal
of
'Manuel"
in
the
TV
comedy
'Fawlty
Towers'.
The
78-year-old
Sachs,
who
had
been
due
to
be
a
phone-in
guest
on
a
late-night
radio
show,
on
being
unavailable
had
received
four
messages
on
his
home
phone
from
Brand
and
DJ
Jonathan
Ross
claiming
the
former
had
slept
with
his
granddaughter,
Georgina
Baillie.
The
October
incident,
in
which
Brand
spoke
of
his
prior
sexual
relationship
with
the
goth-styled
model
while
Ross
passed
lewd
comments,
had
led
to
a
record
number
of
complaints
and
criticism
resulting
in
the
suspension
of
both
presenters
from
their
positions
at
the
BBC
Radio
2.