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Russell Brand Defends 'Bulls**t' Tunisia Comments And Hits Back At Jeremy Kyle In Latest 'The Trews'

Russell Brand Just Won't Back Down Over 'Bulls**t' Minute's Silence And 'Vile Jeremy Kyle'
Kathryn Snowdon
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Russell Brand has hit back at Jeremy Kyle - "a miner of ordinary people's misery" - who lambasted the comedian for calling a minute's silence for victims of the Tunisia attacks "bullshit".

The 40-year-old's latest offering of The Trews responds to Kyle's criticism of Brand, when he urged the comedian to "shut up and show respect".

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Russell Brand hits back at Jeremy Kyle in latest The Trews

Brand has received a barrage of criticism since he said that the minute's silence for the victims of the Tunisia massacre was a "minute of bullshit".

The government has now confirmed that of the 38 people murdered by gunman Seifeddine Rezgui at a beach resort in Sousse, 30 were British.

Kyle lambasted Brand for his comments, writing in his column for The Sun: "His pathetic rant against the Government and corporations bore the usual Brand hallmarks. But this was different. It was more self-serving and more opportunistic than usual."

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Russell Brand describes Jeremy Kyle as 'a negative cultural influence'

Brand hits back, saying: "No-one is more interested in creating negativity than Jeremy Kyle.

"Now Jeremy Kyle, you're not going to get a better example of a negative cultural influence than Jeremy Kyle. Jeremy Kyle is a miner of ordinary people's misery.

"Jeremy Kyle's show is built by putting, poor vulnerable people on the television and exploiting them."

Taking aim at the publication itself, Brand adds: "The Sun newspaper purports to be for the working class people of Britain but does everything it can to keep the working people of Britain ignorant and down so this is the perfect place for Jeremy Kyle to be writing."

Brand continues: "Of course I respect the victims. I respect the victims so much in fact that I'm prepared to have difficult conversations and to point out how these situations are exploited."

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On Sunday, Brand posted a video of himself getting cornered by a white van driver who confronted him about his comments over the minute's silence.

The driver, who introduced himself as Rob, lost friends in the attacks and wanted to take Brand to task over what he meant by his "bullshit" comments.

Brand told him: "The stuff they say and the stuff they do is completely disconnected and for me this was one more example of 'oh we will do the minute's silence, we will march for Charlie Hebdo' but they are creating the problem."

He adds: "By all means have a minute's silence but also do the things that are actually affecting it."

The nation fell silent last week to honour those who were killed in the terror attacks.

Minute' Silences Held For Tunisia Victims
A Minute's Silence Is Held In The UK To Remember Those Killed In The Tunisian Attack(01 of24)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 03: Spectators stand for a minutes silence, to pay tribute to the victims of last week's Tunisia beach attack, on Murray Mound during Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 3, 2015 in London, England. A minute's silence is being held across the UK at midday today to pay tribute to the 38 victims, 30 of them British, of last Friday's Tunisia beach attack. The 129th tournament to be hosted at Wimbledon is due to run for two weeks from Monday 29th June. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
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Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh stand during a tour of Strathclyde University's Technology and Innovation Centre as Britain remembers the victims of the Tunisia terror attack with a minute's silence. (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
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Prime Minister David Cameron stands during a during a visit to Chipping Norton Health Centre in his constituency in Witney, Oxfordshire, as Britain remembers the victims of the Tunisia terror attack with a minute's silence. (credit:Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA Wire)
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Prime Minister David Cameron stands during a during a visit to Chipping Norton Health Centre in his constituency in Witney, Oxfordshire, as Britain remembers the victims of the Tunisia terror attack with a minute's silence. (credit:Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA Wire)
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Suzie Evans (left) and Owen Richards (second left) observe a minute's silence at the Banks's Stadium in Walsall in memory of the victims of the Tunisia terror attack which claimed the lives of their relatives Patrick Evans, Adrian Evans and Joel Richards. Picture date: Friday July 3, 2015. See PA story POLICE Tunisia. Photo credit should read: Joe Giddens/PA Wire (credit:Joe Giddens/PA Wire)
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Military personnel and spectators participate in a minute's silence in memory of the victims of the June 26 Tunisia attacks on day five of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London on July 3, 2015. Britain marked a nationwide minute's silence on July 3 in memory of the victims of the jihadist gun massacre in Tunisia on June 26. 38 people were killed in the gun massacre on a Tunisian beach, 30 of which were British. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE -- AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ADRIAN DENNIS via Getty Images)
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Spectators and staff stand for a minute's silence in memory of the victims of the June 26 Tunisia attacks on day five of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London on July 3, 2015. Britain marked a nationwide minute's silence on July 3 in memory of the victims of the jihadist gun massacre in Tunisia on June 26. 38 people were killed in the gun massacre on a Tunisian beach, 30 of which were British. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE -- AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
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Military personnel participate in a minute's silence in memory of the victims of the June 26 Tunisia attacks on day five of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London on July 3, 2015. Britain marked a nationwide minute's silence on July 3 in memory of the victims of the jihadist gun massacre in Tunisia on June 26. 38 people were killed in the gun massacre on a Tunisian beach, 30 of which were British. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE -- AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ADRIAN DENNIS via Getty Images)
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Spectators stand on Murray Mount (Henman Hill) for a minute's silence in memory of the victims of the June 26 Tunisia attacks on day five of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London on July 3, 2015. Britain marked a nationwide minute's silence on July 3 in memory of the victims of the jihadist gun massacre in Tunisia on June 26. 38 people were killed in the gun massacre on a Tunisian beach, 30 of which were British. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE -- AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUSTIN TALLIS via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 03: A minute's silence is observed to remember the 38 people killed on June 26th in the Tunisia beach attack during day five of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 3, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) (credit:Julian Finney via Getty Images)
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People stand outside Blackpool Town Hall as Britain remembers the victims of the Tunisia terror attack with a minute's silence. (credit:Peter Byrne/PA Wire)
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The flag on Queen Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament, London, is flown at half mast, as Britain will remember the victims of the Tunisia terror attack with a minute's silence. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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A police officer stands in Parliament Square, London, as Britain remembers the victims of the Tunisia terror attack with a minute's silence. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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The Australian and Essex Cricket teams line up for a minutes silence at the Essex County Ground, as Britain remembers the victims of the Tunisia terror attack. (credit:Nick Potts/PA Wire)
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Essex captain Ravi Bopara (centre) lines up with Australia captain Michael Clarke (left) with Essex player Jamie Porter (right) line up for a minutes silence at the Essex County Ground, as Britain remembers the victims of the Tunisia terror attack. (credit:Nick Potts/PA Wire)
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A man observes a minute's in Parliament Square, London, as Britain remembers the victims of the Tunisia terror attack with a minute's silence. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Judy Murray, mother of Britain's Andy Murray, participates in a minute's silence in memory of those murdered in the June 26, 2015 Tunisia attacks, on day five of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 3, 2015. Britain marked a nationwide minute's silence on July 3 in memory of the 30 Britons who were among 38 victims of the jihadist gun massacre in Tunisia last week. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE -- AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GLYN KIRK via Getty Images)
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Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team's German driver Nico Rosberg (2L) and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team's Technical Chief Paddy Lowe (C) stand with team members for a minutes silence in the pits in memory of the 30 Britons who died in the jihadist gun massacre in Tunisia last week after the first practice session at the Silverstone circuit in Silverstone on July 3, 2015 ahead of the British Formula One Grand Prix. Britain marked a nationwide minutes silence to honour the dead AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ANDREJ ISAKOVIC via Getty Images)
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Germanys Nico Rosberg of Mercedes, middle, stands in the pits with Mercedes technical staff during a one minute silence in tribute to the Tunisia victims after the first training session for the British Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone circuit, Silverstone, England, Friday, July 3, 2015. The British Formula One Grand Prix will be held at Sunday July 5. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira) (credit:Rui Vieira/AP)
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Flags are flown at half mast on Whitehall, London, as Britain will remember the victims of the Tunisia terror attack with a minute's silence. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
A Minute's Silence Is Held In The UK To Remember Those Killed In The Tunisian Attack(21 of24)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 03: People observe a minute's silence at midday in Victoria Station on July 3, 2015 in London, England. An official minute's silence was held across the UK at midday today in remembrance of the 38 people, 30 of them British, killed by a gunman in an attack on a beach in the Tunisian resort of Sousse a week ago. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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The Tunisian ambassador to the UK Nabil Ammar, stood behind the flag wearing a dark suit, embassy staff and members of the Tunisian community living in Britain, observe a one minute's silence outside the Tunisian embassy during an official day of mourning one week since the deadly Tunisia beach attack that killed 38 people including 30 British tourists, Friday, July 3, 2015. Flags have been lowered to half-staff at Buckingham Palace and U.K. government buildings as Britain and Tunisia honor the 38 victims of an Islamic extremist's rampage at a Tunisian beach resort. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) (credit:Matt Dunham/AP)
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A screen on the North Pier, Blackpool displays a message of support, ahead of Britain remembering the victims of the Tunisia terror attack with a minute's silence, two of the victims Denis and Elaine Thwaites, aged 70 and 69, were from Blackpool. (credit:Peter Byrne/PA Wire)
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A flag flies at half mast from Blackpool Tower, as Britain remembers the victims of the Tunisia terror attack with a minute's silence, victims Denis and Elaine Thwaites, aged 70 and 69, were from Blackpool. (credit:Peter Byrne/PA Wire)
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