Brand reflects on fallout after 'Sachsgate' scandal

COMIC performer Russell Brand has hit out at the furore which erupted over the Sachsgate scandal – comparing it with spilling a glass of water "and the wife comes down and shoots the dog".

He has since taken Hollywood by storm since heading for the US after he and Jonathan Ross made lewd calls to Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs for Brand's BBC Radio 2 show.

While Brand resigned from his job, Ross was suspended over the scandal for three months and is leaving the Corporation when his contract ends this summer.

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Brand, who is engaged to American singer Katy Perry, was asked in an interview if he felt any differently, looking back on his phone prank.

He said: "I have the same perspective. Like when you're a kid and you think: 'These people, I don't trust them. They're all idiots,' and everyone says: 'No, no, you'll feel different when you're older.'

"I am older now. And I feel exactly the same.

So either I haven't matured or I was an incredibly perspicacious child. The jury's still out."

Brand continued: "As often is the case with comedy, at a junction I always take the road less travelled, the road of this'll be funny, this'll be funny, this'll be funny.

"Sometimes there are casualties with morality, politeness. As I said at the time, it was impolite and I apologise for that."

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