Following the sentencing of disgraced comedian Russell Brand, a lot of his past appearances on TV are being scrutinized. And, as reported by Us, one 2014 appearance looks to be pretty ironic.
A clip from "The Jonathan Ross Show" in 2014 shows him discussing his 2012 arrest in New Orleans. In case you aren't aware of the whole situation, he was alleged to have stolen a phone from a photographer.
He appeared on the show alongside Lindsay Lohan, where he was discussing the event with her. "Sometimes they would leave me in police cells for a while, and I didn't like that very much," he admitted.
"It's tiresome in there," he said of the incident. "It's lonely, it's hard to build rapport."
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Russell Brand Also Compared the Police in the Interview
Russell Brand even went on to compare police in the US with those in the UK. "The police are so much more friendly [in the UK]. For a start, in our country we cuff the hands in front, not behind the back. The police cars? All crunched up in there."
He also talked about what happened after he had reportedly turned himself in regarding that 2012 incident. "They took all my drugs from me. In fact, it's boring in the cell - that's when you need drugs... cruel, really."
Lindsay Lohan appeared quite uncomfortable throughout the whole interaction - especially when Brand told her it "was worse getting arrested in your country than it is in mine".
Per TMZ, she responded, "I was actually in solitary confinement for 14 days. Solitary confinement is actually very different, you leave your cell for one hour a day and you don't go outside."
This Comes After the Disgraced Comedian Was Sentenced
This comes after Russell Brand was convicted and sentenced for rape and sexual assault. As we reported when it happened, he received 10 years and six months.
At the time, the sentencing judge explained, "About 20 years ago, Russell Brand, you were becoming famous. You were clever - and in many people's eyes, funny and charismatic. You had also become a sexual predator." Mr. Justice Bennathan also said that Brand had a "casual disregard of any woman's right to say no."
