Unearthed clip details the awkward moment Bob Geldof clashed with Russell Brand when he called the comedian a ‘c***’ on stage at the NME Awards in 2006
- Bob Geldof called Russell Brand a ‘c***’ during a clash at the NME Awards in 2006
- Brand hit back by accusing Geldof of ‘eating out’ on ‘I Don’t Like Mondays’
This is the awkward moment Bob Geldof called Russell Brand a ‘c***’ on stage at the NME Awards.
During the clash, the Irish singer openly insulted the Essex-born comedian after Geldof was named Hero of the Year at the 2006 awards ceremony.
Geldof took to the stage to collect his award, walking past Brand before insulting him and telling the audience: ‘Russell Brand, what a ***’.
Brand later hit back at Geldof, joking that the reason he was “such an expert on famine” was because he had “been eating out on ‘I Don’t like Mondays’ for 30 years.”
The clip was unearthed after Brand, now 48, was accused of a series of sexual offenses by four different women yesterday.
Bob Geldof (pictured) said ‘Russell Brand, what a**t’ as he accepted an award at the NME Awards in 2006
Bob Geldof (left) walked past Russell Brand (right) before calling the comedian a ‘c***’
The allegations against Brand by Channel 4 Dispatches and The Sunday Times include claims he raped a businesswoman and groomed a 16-year-old schoolgirl for sex.
In a video posted to his YouTube channel on September 15 before the investigation was published, Brand said: “I seriously refute… these very, very serious, criminal allegations.”
The awkward clash between Brand and Geldof came after the comedian announced that the singer had won Hero of the Year at the NME Awards in 2006 for his work on Live 8.
Brand announced that Geldof had won, saying: ‘Of course the winner is Live 8, so welcome to the stage Sir Bobby Gandalf’.
The Irish rock star was then seen walking to the stage before awkwardly shaking Brand’s hand and then heading to the stage to accept the award.
Geldof then curtly said “Russel Brand, what an act,” before thanking those who had worked on Live 8.
The Boomtown Rats star’s comments were met with laughter and applause, with the controversial comedian appearing unimpressed.
Brand later took the microphone back and congratulated Geldof before hitting back with a count of his own.
“Bob Geldof there, obviously a great man to whom we have a lot to be grateful for, not fooling me of course,” Brand said.
“It’s really no surprise that he’s such an expert on famine, after all he’s been dining out on ‘I Don’t Like Mondays’ for 30 years,” he added.
Russell Brand (left) hit back at Bob Geldof (right) by claiming he’s been “dining out on ‘I Don’t Like Mondays’ for 30 years.”
Russell Brand was previously linked to Bob Geldof’s (pictured) daughter Peaches Geldof before her death in 2014
Brand was previously linked to the Irish singer’s second daughter, Peaches Geldof, in 2006 before she died of a heroin overdose in 2014 at the age of 25.
In 2007, the comedian’s 33-year-old boyfriend, Noel Fielding, was also reportedly spotted ‘canoodling’ with the singer’s third daughter, Pixie Geldof, who was 16 years old at the time.
Brand was later criticized in 2015 by Geldof’s first daughter, Fifi Geldof, after the comedian joked about using drugs during a fundraising event for a charity specializing in the treatment of drug and alcohol addiction.
Fifi Geldof called Brand an ‘unfunny b*****d’ and an ‘uber-douche extraordinaire’ joked about addiction at the Focus 12 drug support fundraising event.
Geldof’s ex-wife – and Fifi’s, Peaches’ and Pixie’s mother – Paula Yates, died earlier in 2000 from a heroin overdose.