Russell Brand was reportedly booted from British GQ’s “Men of the Year” awards after-party on Tuesday — despite being honored at the event.
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After he accepted the Oracle Award at the ceremony, Brand laid into Hugo Boss, who sponsored the function for GQ.
The comedian told the audience, “Any of you who know a little bit about history and fashion will know that Hugo Boss made the uniforms for the Nazis.”
“The Nazis did have flaws, but, you know, they did look f**king fantastic, let’s face it, while they were killing people on the basis of their religion and sexuality,” he quipped.
Brand’s joke apparently didn’t go over well with GQ, whose editor reportedly kicked the comic out of the awards after-party.
The Forgetting Sarah Marshall star tweeted about the incident, writing, “GQ editor: ‘What you did was very offensive to Hugo Boss.’ Me: ‘What Hugo Boss did was very offensive to the Jews.’ #GQAwards #nazitailor.”
Brand later shared video of his speech, saying, “It ain’t offensive, nor the start of ‘a campaign.’”
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