The British comic star sparked controversy with a series of risque jokes including calling US President George W. Bush a "retarded cowboy" and likening Britney Spears to a "female Christ" at the event, and has revealed some people were so furious they wanted to kill him.
He said: “The VMAs were a lot of fun. Especially the death threats. If you are going to kill someone, don’t give them advance notice, which gives you a chance to prepare.“These Christian Republicans were watching me and thought, ‘Well, this is no good, I shall do a death threat.”
Although Russell admits some of his jokes were cruel he also poked fun at clean-cut American pop group the Jonas Brothers he is amazed at the level of anger his jokes caused.He added to BBC Radio 1: “How can you, while watching the TV, think, ‘Oh I don’t enjoy this, no I’m not enjoying this at all,’ then think, ‘Right I’m going to kill him?’ That’s a huge jump.”
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