Jimmy Fallon begged Russell Brand 'stop' as he bounced female star on lap

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As Brand hugged her tightly, an awkward Fallon looked visibly stressed. "For the Queen!" Brand shouted as he began bouncing McPhee on his lap. "No, Russell, don't even say for the…

Jimmy Fallon was left mortified after Russell Brand was inappropriate with actress and singer Katherine McPhee. In a newly resurfaced clip from 2013, the comedian - who was recently found guilty of rape and sexual assault - can be seen on The Tonight Show. After taking his seat on the sofa, however, Brand made it clear that he was attracted to McPhee, who, at the time, was married to Nick Cokas. As McPhee joined Brand and Fallon on stage, the Get Him to The Greek star attempted to pull her over to his chair. Playing into the joke, McPhee then sat on his lap.

As Brand hugged her tightly, an awkward Fallon looked visibly stressed. "For the Queen!" Brand shouted as he began bouncing McPhee on his lap.

"No, Russell, don't even say for the Queen; you can't," the host said, while trying to get the interview back on track.

"You're beautiful," Brand told McPhee after she got off his lap. "I'll just be here, with my sexual charisma," he quipped, taking the seat beside her.

Later in the programme, Fallon asked what Brand, who had been quiet for a few moments, was thinking.

"As you know, I've announced it, I find Katharine very attractive, and I think when she said 'exchange numbers,' I thought of things I'd like to exchange with her," the comedian said. "Numbers. Genes. Genetic info. Data."

After McPhee mentioned that she had a husband, Brand joked, "I didn't know you were married. I'm going to f*** off now," before walking off stage.

In 2023, a decade after the interview, McPhee suggested that Brand's behaviour was "harmless".

"I know nothing [about] what you are trying to claim here, but this specific incident was over 10 years ago, and it was harmless. Please don't try to use me for whatever purpose you are trying to serve," she said, commenting on a clip shared on Instagram.

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