Russell Brand was publicly challenged by Sir Rod Stewart at the 2006 GQ Men of the Year Awards after claiming he had slept with the singer’s daughter, Kimberly.
As he took to the stage to accept his award, Brand made a crude reference to Stewart, saying: “Here’s to Rod Stewart, who had a go at me earlier this year for too much womanising.”
He then added: “But then again, I did have a go on his daughter.”
When Stewart later accepted his own trophy, he took the opportunity to confront Brand over the remark.
Addressing the comedian directly, he said: “You went with my daughter, did you? Russell, stand up.”
Brand appeared to lose his confidence and could be heard replying sheepishly: “I took her out for one evening.”
Russell Brand was challenged by Sir Rod Stewart at the 2006 GQ Men of the Year Awards after claiming he had slept with the singer’s daughter, Kimberly
Kimberley and Brand in 2006. Brand sheepishly replied: “I took her out for one evening”
A furious Stewart then asked whether Brand had behaved himself that evening, prompting the former Big Brother host to retreat further. Brand replied: “I never touched that girl.”
“F****** right you didn’t,” Stewart snapped. “You mustn’t come up here and boast. I speak here as a father.”
Stewart, who has eight children, shares Kimberly and his son Sean with his former wife Alana.
Brand reportedly tried to smooth things over after the tense exchange, and the pair were later seen smiling together after the ceremony.
Stewart subsequently told the Evening Standard: “[Russell] might be a bit of a player but he shouldn’t boast. I never did. Russell’s been a bit timid since I had my say.”
The episode was not Brand’s only public clash involving the father of a woman he had reportedly been linked to. A similar incident involved Bob Geldof and his daughter Peaches, who died aged 25 in 2014.
In 2006, Brand was reportedly romantically linked to Peaches, the teenage daughter of musician and Live 8 organiser Sir Bob Geldof.
Although reports said the pair had flirted and briefly been involved, neither confirmed that they were in a relationship. Peaches reportedly suggested that their connection had not progressed beyond flirting.
Brand was also involved in a public exchange with Bob Geldof after reports linked him to Geldof’s daughter Peaches, who died aged 25 in 2014
The situation drew renewed attention at the 2006 NME Awards, where Brand was hosting the ceremony.
As he introduced Bob Geldof, Brand mocked his name by calling him “Sir Bobby Gandalf”.
Geldof responded by directing a particularly offensive insult at Brand in front of the audience, prompting laughter and cheers.
Brand continued the exchange, making further jokes about Geldof’s career.
The confrontation was later discussed alongside reports of Brand’s connection to Peaches. However, there is no firm evidence that Geldof’s anger was specifically motivated by his daughter’s reported involvement with the comedian.
Unlike the incident involving Stewart, there is no established evidence that Brand made a similar sexual boast about Peaches.
Nevertheless, the episode became part of Brand’s history of public confrontations with celebrity fathers and the families of women he had reportedly dated.
Brand and fellow celebrity Jonathan Ross also left sexually explicit messages on actor Andrew Sachs’s answerphone about his granddaughter, Georgina Baillie, with whom Brand had been involved.
The incident, which became known as Sachsgate, led to a major broadcasting scandal.
Brand was sentenced to ten and a half years behind bars after being found guilty of rape and three counts of sexual assault
This week, Brand was sentenced to ten and a half years in prison after being convicted of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
Brand was found guilty of raping a 21-year-old fan whom he selected from the crowd after one of his Hammersmith Apollo performances in 2009.
He was also convicted of sexually assaulting an MTV worker at a party in Soho, although he was cleared of orally raping her in a toilet afterwards.
The born-again Christian, who said in court that he wore the “full armour of God”, was also convicted of sexually assaulting a Capital Radio worker after meeting her in a corridor in 2005.
He was further found guilty of sexually assaulting a Channel 4 employee during a forced massage in 2009. He was acquitted of two rape charges and one charge of attempted indecent assault.
Brand now faces fresh allegations that he raped two other women, including a 16-year-old schoolgirl. The Crown Prosecution Service is seeking to bring additional charges.
The entertainment industry is also facing questions after Brand claimed that his BBC boss, Lesley Douglas, was “incredibly tolerant” of his inappropriate sexual behaviour while he was a presenter, as well as over allegations that Channel 4 executives turned a blind eye.