Russell Brand Wins Comedy Award, But Not Dita Von Teese

Proving that really, there’s no such thing as bad publicity, Russell Brand picked up an award at the British Comedy Awards over the weekend, despite some areas of the UK media clearly hoping that the furor over his prank calls would have finished him off. In a video-link with Adam Sandler from L.A., the cheeky comedian even dedicated his Best Stand-Up gong to Jonathan Ross, the British broadcaster who was suspended from the BBC for his involvement in the tactless calls to actor Andrew Sachs. Despite bouncing back from the scandal, unfortunately for Russ not everyone finds him to be an irresistible rogue. Glamourpuss Dita Von Teese, who attended the event, nixed any rumors of a hook-up with the noted swordsman.

“I will not be s******g Russell Brand. They had it all set up in the press that we already did, so I thought I might as well not bother. I can totally handle guys like that,” she told Metro.

Very cool indeed. We love Dita. [Photos: Getty Images]