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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
A 2014 television clip has resurfaced showing Russell Brand joking about time in police cells while Lindsay Lohan appears uncomfortable beside him. It is attracting renewed attention as Brand begins a 10-year sentence for rape and sexual assault, and amid a fresh police investigation into further allegations against him.
In the clip, Brand describes detention after his 2012 arrest in New Orleans, making light of the cells and police procedures. Lohan recounts serving 14 days of a 90-day jail sentence after breaching probation linked to drink-driving; she says she spent 14 days in solitary confinement and found the experience frightening, though also unexpectedly quiet.
In short
- A 2014 interview clip of Brand and Lohan has resurfaced.
- Brand joked about detention while Lohan described solitary confinement.
- The footage has drawn attention amid Brand’s sentence and new allegations.
Explained simply
Russell Brand is a British comedian and actor who became known for stand-up, films and television. In 2012, he was arrested in New Orleans after an incident involving a photographer; Lindsay Lohan is an American actor who has also faced legal proceedings, including a jail term linked to breaching probation after drink-driving.
Police cells are used to hold people temporarily, while prisons hold people serving sentences. Solitary confinement means being kept apart from other prisoners, often in a cell alone. The two experiences can differ in length and conditions, which helps explain why people may describe them differently.
The clip features Brand and Lohan speaking about detention on a chat show hosted by Jonathan Ross. It has drawn renewed attention as Brand serves a prison sentence for rape and sexual assault and police investigate further allegations; those developments have brought past accounts of detention back into public discussion.