GRAYS born weirdo and suspected comedian Russell Brand has been suspended by the BBC over prank calls made on his Radio 2 show to actor Andrew Sachs.The calls were made to the actor, who played Manuel in sitcom Fawlty Towers, when the weekly show was recorded on Thursday October 16.
During the series of calls left on the actor’s answerphone machine, Jonathan Ross, who was Brand’s guest co-presenter, swore and said Brand had slept with Sachs' granddaughter Georgina Baillie, 23.
The calls were aired two days later on Saturday October 18, with the warning: "The next programme contains some strong language which some listeners may find offensive."
More than 18,000 people have since complained to the BBC and now Brand and Ross will have their shows taken off air while the BBC investigates the incident.
The news was announced in a statement by the BBC’s director general Mark Thompson.
He said: "I have decided that it is not appropriate for either Russell Brand or Jonathan Ross to continue broadcasting on the BBC until I have seen the full report of the actions of all concerned.
"This gross lapse of taste by the performers and the production team has angered licence payers."
Ms Baillie told the Sun the pair should: "pay for what they've done with their jobs".
She added that her grandfather was: "really upset and says he wants the whole situation to end".
"What's funny about humiliating a lovely old man who has never harmed anyone in his life?" she added.
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