What went On?
What is all the fuss about ? The Russell Brand Show prank telephone calls row followed a BBC Radio 2 broadcast of a pre-recorded episode of The Russell Brand Show on Saturday 18 October 2008. In the show, Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross left lewd messages on the voice mail of actor Andrew Sachs, including comments about Sachs's granddaughter, Georgina Baillie. The two originally called Sachs as a guest to interview on the show, and after he failed to answer the telephone, Brand and Ross left the messages on his answerphone. What Georgina Baillie had to say >>> Reacting to the suspension of Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross on October 29, Bailie remarked: "I'm thrilled because justice has been done...It's despicable. Calling me that in public, not only does it damage my relationship with my granddad but it could permanently damage my life as well." A week later, on 5 November 2008, UK television channel Five broadcast a 1 hour documentary on the incident, titled Russell & Ross: What the F*** Was All That About? featuring an exclusive interview with Baillie.[ Baillie stated in the interview that "I think it's way out of proportion what's happened and I don't hate either of them - I don't at all", going on to say "I think they're really talented comedians and I think a world without Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand would be a very sad, dull place." She concluded by saying that Brand needed to learn about respecting women, whilst Ross should just think before he speaks, "I don't have any harder feeling than that". Baillie also made clear that she would not object to the reinstatement of both Brand and Ross.
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What went On?
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November 23, 2008
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