MTV 'want to censor Brand at VMAs'

MTV executives have insisted that they want to censor Russell Brand's performance as presenter of the MTV Video Music Awards.

According to The Sun, the comedian wants to be more controversial than he was last year when he made jokes about the Jonas Brothers's virginity.

On US TV programme The View, Brand said: "Last year I didn't realise there would be quite so many death threats.

“But fortunately there were quite a lot of life threats so it balanced itself out."

Brand will reportedly be poking fun at actors in vampire film Twilight and television series True Blood.

The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards will be shown on MTV at 9pm on Monday.