Russell Brand denied entry to US

Russell Brand has been denied entry to the US after flying to New York to appear on a talkshow.

Immigration officials stopped the comedian at JFK Airport when he arrived to discuss new movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall on Wednesday's Late Night with David Letterman.

He was delayed for eight hours before boarding the same plane back to the UK.

He joked: "Now that I know what it's like to be an illegal immigrant, I've cancelled my membership to the BNP."

However, The Sun reports that he managed to pull Virgin stewardess Nicola Toft on the journey home and the pair took a taxi back to his flat after hitting the tarmac