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Moment Russell Brand jokes with Jonathan Ross about how being in jail cells is 'tiresome and lonely' - as he makes Lindsay Lohan visibly uncomfortable on chat show

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A resurfaced 2014 clip from The Jonathan Ross Show shows Russell Brand joking about how being in police cells was "tiresome and lonely" while sitting next to Lindsay Lohan. During the two-minute segment, Brand describes his 2012 arrest in New Orleans and mentions being in solitary confinement for 14 days, while Lohan describes her own experience of being in jail for a driving offense. The report highlights Lohan’s visibly uneasy physical reactions, such as pulling down her skirt and moving to the edge of the sofa, as Brand inches toward her and taps her on the shoulder. The footage is being highlighted now as 51-year-old Brand begins a 10-year sentence for rape and sexual assault.
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Russell Brand joked about being in jail cells as "tiresome and lonely" during a 2014 appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show, leaving Lindsay Lohan visibly uncomfortable. The clip resurfaced as Brand begins a 10-year sentence for rape and sexual assault. Lohan, 40, tried to distance herself from Brand on the mustard-colored sofa, pulling her skirt down and moving as far away from him as possible. Brand, 51, continued to lean in and even tapped her on the shoulder during the two-minute segment. When asked if he had ever been jailed, Brand referenced his 2012 arrest in New Orleans for throwing a photographer's phone, for which he was later released on bail and sentenced to community service. The incident highlights the stark contrast between their current situations, with Brand now facing a lengthy prison term while Lohan remains free.

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Throughout the two-minute clip, Lohan, 40, can be seen at first tugging at her skirt to pull it down, before moving as far to the edge of the sofa as possible away from Brand Brand continues to inch towards her during their chat, leaning in and even at one point tapping her on the shoulder After the audience began laughing, Brand touched Lohan's shoulder before quipping: 'Like New Orleans, it's worse getting arrested in your country than it is in mine. 'Everyone else had an orange boiler suit on, I felt so left out.
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Sometimes they would leave me in police cells for a while, I didn't like that very much.

Claims (54 extracted, 9 hedged)

This is the moment Russell Brand left Lindsay Lohan looking increasingly uncomfortable as he joked about prison being 'tiresome and lonely'. asserted
prison → leave → Lohan
The resurfaced clip, taken from The Jonathan Ross Show in 2014, saw the disgraced comedian and Hollywood actress sat next to one another on a mustard-coloured sofa as they regaled their experiences of getting into trouble with the law. asserted
they → resurface → law
But the footage - which has emerged as 51-year-old Brand begins a 10-year sentence for rape and sexual assault - has become all the more remarkable given Lohan's uneasy reaction to the comedian. asserted
Brand → emerge → comedian
Throughout the two-minute clip, Lohan, 40, can be seen at first tugging at her skirt to pull it down, before moving as far to the edge of the sofa as possible away from Brand. But he continues to inch towards her during their chat, leaning in and even at one moment tapping her on the shoulder. asserted
he → see → shoulder
The clip begins with Ross asking Brand: 'You've never been jailed for your behaviour?' asserted
You → begin → behaviour
Brand went on to refer to the moment he was arrested after grabbing and throwing a photographer's phone through a window in New Orleans, in 2012. asserted
he → go → 2012
He was subsequently released on bail and sentenced to community service. asserted
He → release → service
The convicted rapist jested: 'No. asserted
rapist → convict → ?
Sometimes they would leave me in police cells for a while, I didn't like that very much. asserted
I → leave → that
It was tiresome, it was lonely, it's hard to build rapport.' This is the moment Russell Brand left Lindsay Lohan looking increasingly uncomfortable as he joked about prison being 'tiresome and lonely' on The Jonathan Ross Show in 2014 asserted
prison → build → 2014
Throughout the two-minute clip, Lohan, 40, can be seen at first tugging at her skirt to pull it down, before moving as far to the edge of the sofa as possible away from Brand Brand continues to inch towards her during their chat, leaning in and even at one point tapping her on the shoulder After the audience began laughing, Brand touched Lohan's shoulder before quipping: 'Like New Orleans, it's worse getting arrested in your country than it is in mine. 'Everyone else had an orange boiler suit on, I felt so left out. asserted
I → see → suit
Grinning at his light take on being arrested, Brand continued: 'The police [here] are so much more friendly. ' asserted
police → grin → take
For a start, in this country we cuff the hands in front and not behind. asserted
we → cuff → front
They took all my drugs from me! asserted
They → take → me
In fact it's boring in the cell, that's when you need drugs, take the edge off. asserted
you → need → edge
'I was actually in solitary confinement for 14 days,' she told Ross. asserted
she → tell → Ross
'Solitary confinement is actually very different, you leave your cell for one hour a day and you don't go outside. asserted
you → leave → hour
I don't think anyone knows that but the other girls in the other cells were in there for murder… asserted
girls → think → murder
They [the Prison Officers] said it was for 'safety purposes', I said, 'what am I going to do?' asserted
I → say → what
'I made a mistake, I went to a club and then I drank and I drove home and that's not the right thing to do but to put someone in that position, it was very scary, it was very jarring.' In May 2010, a judge determined Lohan had violated the terms of her probation by missing several mandatory DUI classes and meetings and was sentenced to 90 days in jail followed by 90 days of inpatient rehab treatment. uncertain
Lohan → make → treatment
The actress served only 14 days of the sentence due to overcrowding, but despite the time inside she found it 'weirdly' cathartic. asserted
it → serve → time
'The weirdest part for me was I finally had silence in my life,' Lindsay recalled. asserted
Lindsay → have → life
'As terrified as I was and as scared as I was, I finally felt like I didn't have to answer to anyone and I didn't have to do anything for anyone. asserted
I → feel → anyone
When Ross asked if perhaps it was a good thing for her in that case, Lindsay said, 'Two days would have been enough.' asserted
days → ask → case
The poignant clip has resurfaced amid a fresh police probe, after at least eight more women accused Brand of sexual abuse and predatory behaviour. asserted
women → resurface → abuse
Brand now faces the prospect of a second trial after a number of new alleged victims have come forward, The Mail revealed on Friday. asserted
Mail → face → Friday
Police are also doing final work on files of evidence submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service in relation to claims from two further women, including an allegation that he raped a 16-year-old. uncertain
he → do → old
Brand was sentenced to ten years and six months in prison on Monday after being convicted of rape and sexual assault. asserted
Brand → sentence → rape
'When he arrived, he came floating in almost as though he was the Messiah,' a prison source told the Daily Mail this week. asserted
source → arrive → Mail
'There was this air of superiority about him – but you could tell immediately that it was an act. uncertain
it → be → him
'He was incredibly pale, almost as though he was going to be sick. asserted
he → go → ?
Whatever confidence he was trying to project, you could see the fear beneath it.' uncertain
you → try → it
Brand was said to have looked 'absolutely horrified' when he saw his new cell. asserted
he → say → cell
The source said: 'It was as though the reality of what had happened had finally sunk in. asserted
what → say → ?
This wasn't a temporary inconvenience or something he could talk his way out of. uncertain
he → talk → way
This was going to be his life for the next seven years. asserted
This → go → years
He asked whether he could have some privacy when using the toilet, which gives you an idea of how difficult he's finding the adjustment. uncertain
he → ask → adjustment
'Prison cells aren't exactly designed with personal dignity in mind.' One woman visiting her son on Thursday said Brand had been told to be careful how he behaved. asserted
he → design → Thursday
'He's quite an arrogant person really, so the staff told him 'arrogance doesn't work around here',' she said. asserted
she → tell → him
The prison source added: 'He's been advised that he might want to consider having his hair cut to make himself look a bit less conspicuous. ' uncertain
himself → add → ?
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