Russell Brand offends local councillor

Russell Brand offended a local councillor during a performance last weekend, saying that everyone in the Tremorfa area of Cardiff is a criminal.

The TV presenter was appearing at a gig when he held up a local newspaper and showed the audience an article about a theft at a Primary school.

The comedian then used someone's phone to call up the police and tell them that he had some information about a crime. When he was asked to give the information, Brand said: "Well, it could have been anyone in Tremorfa really. They are all criminals."

But Councillor Gavin Cox, whose ward is the Tremorfa area, complained: "It just shows what degree of snobbery these individuals have about areas that are deprived. Crime is decreasing massively in Tremorfa and there is a heck of a lot of good work going on to establish community groups and sports groups for the kids. I think Russell Brand's snide comments are typical of the man himself."