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Jonathan Ross, known for his presenting roles and self titled chat show, has been embroiled in his fair share of controversy throughout his 35 year long career.The comedian, critic and actor seems to have tried his hand at it all and has met some huge names along the way.However, with great fame has come some great falling-outs and misunderstandings with big stars.READ MORE: Jonathan Ross’ daughter Honey shows off sizzling curves in sexy French maid outfitEver wondered what happened with Sachsgate or why Wayne Rooney said he "would have hit" him?Keep reading to find out some of the biggest feuds that have surrounded the star.The Dark Knight Rises actor was left embarrassed on Jonathan’s show after he played footage from Hardy’s modelling days.The footage showed Tom on The Big Breakfast back in 1998, during which he won a modelling contest.An insider claimed that he “wasn’t happy about the footage being shown” and “said he looked like a total idiot”.When Tom walked off, Ross looked at the audience and told them that the Hollywood star was “genuinely p***** off with him”.Despite their on screen altercation, the source then claimed that the pair made up after the show.Jonathan was involved in the infamous Sachsgate incident that occured on the Russell Brand show back in 2008.Russell was hosting the show with his co-star and actor Andrew Sachs was scheduled to call into the show, but when he didn’t pick up, Brand and Ross left rude messages on his voicemail.Brand had briefly been in a relationship with Sach’s granddaughter Georgina and Ross shouted down the phone that Brand had “f*****” her.The following messages were poor attempts at apologies to the Fawlty Towers star as they descended into mockery - at one point Ross

BBC Director General Tim Davie has declined to rule out an external inquiry into the Russell Brand allegations as he stresses the issues surrounding the situation are “not wholly historic.”

Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs' granddaughter Georgina Baillie has said that suspending Russell Brand's YouTube earnings is 'cancel culture'.

“What led to that being on air?,” questioned Director General Tim Davie of Russell Brand’s old BBC broadcasts today, as he set out the scope of the review into Brand, which should report back in “weeks not months.”

The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches, four women accused Brand of rape and sexual assault over a period between 2006 and 2013. Brand has denied the allegations.Baillie was at the centre of the “Sachsgate” scandal in 2008 that saw Brand and TV presenter Jonathan Ross leave a series of “lewd” messages on Sachs’ answering machine relating to the comedian’s relationship with his granddaughter.

The BBC has refused to say whether it received historical complaints about Russell Brand as the broadcaster is expected to face scrutiny over allegations about the comedian’s alleged conduct.

Jonathan Ross says he’s to blame for making the BBC so boring.The chat show host, 61, claimed his 2008 Sachsgate scandal with Russell Brand, 47, on Radio 2 has turned the station dull and petrified of taking risks.Ross, who hosted a show on Radio 2 for 10 years, admits he now rarely tunes in.READ MORE: Jonathan Ross recalls terrifying experience with 'demonic' and 'possessed' dollHe ranted: “I wish it was a little bit more interesting.“A lot of the time it feels like they don’t take risks any more, which they used to.“Obviously I’m part of the reason they don’t do that any more because of the huge c**k-up of me and Russell on his show.“It’s one of the reasons they allowed themselves to be beaten back into a position of: ‘Oh, don’t take risks, don’t take chances.’“To an extent I sympathise with that, but at the same time that’s why I don’t listen to a lot.”He and Russell Brand, 47, created uproar on October 18, 2008, when they rang national treasure Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs – 78 at the time – to taunt him about Brand having slept with his granddaughter Georgina Baillie.The BBC sacked Brand and suspended Ross for three months, and was fined £150,000 by the regulator Ofcom.The BBC has been hit with a string of recent accusations in the past year that beloved comedies including Absolutely Fabulous would “never get made today” due to fear of the woke mob’s reaction.The corporation has also been ridiculed for slapping ‘trigger warnings’ on old comedies including ’Allo ’Allo! And removing episodes of others from its streaming services.It’s also been hit with a talent drain, with Paul O’Grady, 67, the latest big name to leave Radio 2’s weekday schedule.Steve Wright and Vanessa Feltz are also out the door.Sachsgate grew

ACTRESS Jennifer Wilson, who starred in soaps including Coronation Street and Doctors, has died aged 89. The performer also had roles in hit 70s shows The Brothers and Special Branch.

hospitalised for three weeks in 2020 with Covid.The 75-year-old singer – who was previously the girlfriend and muse of Rolling Stones rocker Sir Mick Jagger – has been open about her struggle to recover from the virus, revealing last year she was still experiencing memory loss and fatigue, while her lungs hadn’t fully recovered.Now it’s been revealed she’s living at Denville Hall, north west London, which is a retirement home for professional actors and other theatrical professions and has been home to several other stars over the years, including Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs and filmmaker Lord Richard Attenborough and his actress wife Sheila Sim.A spokesman for the As Tears Go By hitmaker confirmed: ‘Marianne is staying at Denville Hall while she recovers from the ongoing effects of Covid.’Meanwhile, a friend of Marianne’s told the Daily Mail’s Eden Confidential this week: ‘She’s adding a touch of glamour to the home.’Marianne has been beset by health woes in recent years and was hospitalised for three weeks with the virus in April 2020; in January 2021 she told how she may never sing again after battling the infection.She told the Guardian: ‘I may not be able to sing ever again. Maybe that’s over.‘I would be incredibly upset if that was the case, but, on the other hand, I am 74.‘I don’t feel cursed and I don’t feel invincible.

BBC boss has hinted that the broadcaster may give less airtime to royal deaths after the Beeb was inundated with complaints following Prince Philip's death.The broadcaster received a record number of complaints following Philip's death, with it attracting 109,741 complaints in total.It is the highest number ever published in the UK about television programming.The figure beat the previous complaints records which were held by Jerry Springer: The Opera, which attracted 63,000 complaints in 2005.