RUSSELL BRAND - RUSSELL BRAND TO HOST MTV VIDEO AWARDS AGAIN

RUSSELL BRAND TO HOST MTV VIDEO AWARDS AGAIN

British comedian Russell Brand, probably best known in the U.S. for his performance as a flamboyant rock star in last year's hit movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall, has been selected to host the MTV Video Music Awards on September 13, MTV said Tuesday. Brand has been embroiled in controversies since his appearance on the awards show. His jokes at the time about the Jonas Brothers' "purity rings" generated numerous complaints, as did his reference to former President Bush as that "retarded cowboy fella." He subsequently pulled out of his BBC radio program after an uproar over a series of lewd voice messages that he and talk-show host Jonathan Ross left on the answering machine of actor Andrew Sachs. The BBC was later fined more than $225,000 for broadcasting the messages. In a statement on Tuesday, Brand promised to behave at this year's VMAs. "This year will be a controversy-free festival of love and discreet orgasms," he said.

15/07/2009