Russell Brand's TV outburst over Katy Perry questions
Funnyman Russell Brand flew into a rage during a U.K. TV interview after he was quizzed about his split from Katy Perry.
The British comedian was promoting his new movie musical Rock Of Ages on The Graham Norton Show when the Irish host asked him about his failed marriage.
Brand looked into the audience at his mom Barbara in the front row,
then turned to Norton and accused him of making her tear up.
He ranted, "My mom is here. She got upset when you dragged up my
marriage. I saw her cry, Graham. That's the reality because it's
real people, Graham, that's my real mom. I have come here to
promote a film and you made my mom cry. I don't see you as that
sort of person Graham."
Norton insisted, "I don't see myself as that kind of person," and
explained that it would have seemed "weird" not to ask about Perry
as she had been a guest on the show last week (07Jun12).
Brand retaliated, "Will people sit and think, 'Oh, that's odd.'
What I would have done, mate, in your position is come up to me
before the show and gone, 'Listen, it's a bit odd that your
ex-missus was on last week. I might mention it, is that OK?' But in
all of the chatting and the research backstage, no one mentioned
it."
When Brand finally chatted about his failed union, he said, "Some
human beings get married and hopefully it works out for them and
maybe it won't. If people get divorced, maybe that is a sad
thing."
The heated exchange was edited from the episode when it aired on
Friday (15Jun12).