Outspoken British comedian Russell Brand often lands himself in hot water. It's typically due to his incredibly frank opinions and sense of humor, which don't always go over well with pretty much anyone around him. In the early days of his career, Brand showed up to work at MTV while dressed as Osama bin Laden. That's a questionable choice on a good day now, but he did it the day after 9/11.
Brand was also thrown out of the GQ Awards afterparty in 2013. While receiving an award, he decided it was the perfect opportunity to point out that sponsor Hugo Boss had designed uniforms for the Nazis. "They did look f*cking fantastic, let's face it," he said before goose-stepping across the stage.
His 2014 book Revolution received large amounts of criticism in Britain for, among other things, his take on Queen Elizabeth. "A little old lady in a shiny hat –- that we paid for," was how Russell described her. His other seemingly never-ending gaffes include calling students at Cambridge University "Harry Potter poofs" in front of an audience of 800 people and declaring former U.S. president George W. Bush a "retarded cowboy fella" at the 2008 MTV Music Video Awards.
Oh, and there's also the time Rod Stewart yelled at him in the middle of the 2006 GQ Man of the Year Awards. The legendary singer was apparently furious that Brand had claimed he'd "had a little go" at his daughter.
