Bob Geldof's fiery clash with Russell Brand reemerges amid his rape conviction - after comedian was linked to the singer's daughter Peaches when she was 17

Bob Geldof's fiery clash with Russell Brand reemerges amid his rape conviction - after comedian was linked to the singer's daughter Peaches when she was 17

Bob Geldof's fiery clash with Russell Brand has reemerged after the comedian was convicted of raping a fan and carrying out three other sexual assaults on Thursday. The disgraced star and former Hollywood actor, 51, is now being held at Wandsworth jail in south London and will be sentenced on Monday.While his reality is now a small, cramped jail cell, Brand's life was once one of luxury, A-list parties and awards shows.One such glamorous event was the NMEs in 2006 where Geldof famously called him a 'c***' on stage.The clash saw the Irish singer openly insult Brand after Geldof was named Hero of the Year, with Brand saying on stage: 'Of course, the winner is Live 8 so please welcome to the stage Sir Bobby Gandalf.' Taking to the stage to accept his prize, Geldof then furiously brushed past Brand before insulting him, telling the audience: 'Russell Brand, what a c***.' The Boomtown Rats star's remarks were met with laughs and applause as the controversial comedian looked unimpressed. Bob Geldof's clash with Russell Brand has reemerged after the comedian was convicted of raping a fan and carrying out three other sexual assaults on Thursday The clash saw the Irish singer openly insult Brand after Geldof was named Hero of the Year, with Brand saying on stage: 'Of course, the winner is Live 8 so please welcome to the stage Sir Bobby Gandalf' Brand later took back the microphone and congratulated Geldof before hitting back with a dig of his own. 'Bob Geldof there, obviously an amazing man to whom we have a lot to be grateful, not in calling me a c*** of course,' Brand said. 'Really it's no surprise that he's such an expert on famine, he has after all been dining out on 'I Don't Like Mondays' for 30 years,' he added.Brand was previously linked to the Irish singer's second daughter, Peaches Geldof, in 2006 when she was 17, prior to her death from a heroin overdose aged 25 in 2014. Brand was later slammed by Geldof's first daughter, Fifi Geldof, in 2015, after the comedian joked about using drugs at a fundraising event for a charity that specialises in treating drug and alcohol addictions. Fifi Geldof called Brand an 'unfunny b*****d' and an 'uber-douche extraordinaire' after he joked about addiction at drugs charity Focus 12's fundraising event. Geldof's ex-wife – and Fifi's, Peaches' and Pixie's mother – Paula Yates, previously died of a heroin overdose in 2000. The clip of Geldof and Brand has been unearthed after Brand was found guilty on Thursday of raping a 21-year-old fan after meeting her at a 2009 stand-up show at the Hammersmith Apollo.He was also found guilty of groping another MTV worker during a party at a Soho bar in 2004, but not guilty of going on to orally rape her in a toilet. Taking to the stage to accept his prize, Geldof then furiously brushed past Brand before insulting him, telling the audience: 'Russell Brand, what a c***' Brand was previously linked to the Irish singer's second daughter, Peaches Geldof, in 2006, prior to her death from a heroin overdose aged 25 in 2014 The disgraced comedian and former Hollywood actor, 51, is now being held at Wandsworth jail in south London and will be sentenced on Monday (seen with wife Laura arriving for the trial)Jurors at Southwark Crown Court found Brand guilty of sexually assaulting a Capital Radio worker after meeting her in a corridor in 2005 and guilty of sexually assaulting a Channel 4 worker during a forced massage in 2009.He was cleared of raping a woman he met at a cabaret show on the fringes of the 1999 Labour Party conference in Bournemouth and was found not guilty of trying to drag an MTV worker into a toilet to indecently assault her in 2001.The judge, Mr Justice Bentham, told him: 'You've been convicted of a number of offences including rape. The consequence of that is inevitably a significant custodial term.'A conviction of rape can carry a life sentence, with standard maximum determinate sentences often reaching up to 19 years depending on the severity and guidelines.Sexual assault convictions, meanwhile, carry a maximum sentence of ten years per count.

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