Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand suspended from BBC

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I thought that the whole episode was appalling.

Russell Brand basically phoned up Andrew Sachs and told him repeatedly about how he had slept with his granddaughter.

Would any of you like your personal life not only broadcast to the world but telephoned to your elderly relatives?

The guy is scum. May no woman be stupid enough to trust him again.

Jonathan Ross is old enough to know better.

This wasn't a 'joke' it wasn't 'funny', it was a blatant breach of trust between two people who had had a sexual relationship in the past. This is not entertainment.

I hear that Russell has resigned.

Good.

But the show was recorded. Its not like the BBC had no choice but to air it. They should have done their jobs properly and gotten clearance from his manager before airing it. Sure, it wasn't a nice thing for Brand and Ross to do. But the BBC did not have to air it. They were irresponsible to do so. Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross shouldn't be taking the flack, but the idiots who made the decision to air it.

Yes - this is true. The BBC should not have aired the show. However - whether the show was aired or not doesn't change the fact that they left messages on an old mans answer machine going on about how Brand had slept with his granddaughter.

They did this while at work being paid by you and me.

The flack should be shared - with a big share going to scumbag Brand.