Disgraced actor-turned-right wing podcaster Russell Brand, 50, was ridiculed online after struggling to find a passage that resonated with him in the Bible that he had brought with him to his sexual assault and rape hearing in February.“What were the relevant passages for you?” Piers Morgan asked the born-again Christian on his show Friday. Brand however, took approximately a minute-and-a-half flipping pages and struggling to find the passage, prompting Morgan to awkwardly look at the camera.Piers Morgan challenged Russell Brand to find a relevant Bible passage.Piers Morgan Uncensored“I can’t actually find the verse that I had that day, but this is good enough,” Brand finally said before landing on one that he read aloud.The cringeworthy interaction sparked ridicule online.It's just so perfect. Russell saying "this is from Isaiah" multiple times like he's about to start reading, then going back to flipping pages. The stone cold silence. Piers doing an Office bit looking into the camera. 10/10, no notes. https://t.co/dPmdyuvHNT— Mattie, the Woman Clothed by the Sun (@cinemattie) April 25, 2026Brand’s interview comes on the heels of a shocking confession Brand made on Megyn Kelly’s show, admitting to having “exploitative” sex with a 16-year-old girl when he was 30.He told Morgan Friday that it’s “not nice to know” that his actions have “contributed to a person’s suffering.”“I would say, Piers, on a personal level, yes of course, that’s wrong. It’s morally and spiritually wrong, it’s legal. It’s not a legal issue,” Brand stated.🚨 Russell Brand admits to having sex with a 16-year-old girl when he was 30The (now) woman alleges that on one occasion during the relationship, Brand “forced his penis down her throat”, making her choke, and he only stopped when she punched him in the stomach. pic.twitter.com/EgQBE9zFu9— Gadget (@Gadget440) April 23, 2026The English actor, who has been embroiled in rape and sexual assault accusations, is set to face trial later this year in the U.K. and has been living in the U.S.In 2024, Brand announced he had become a born-again Christian. He has also aligned himself with some President Donald Trump’s MAGA allies.On Friday, Morgan grilled the comedian, bringing up speculation that his recent online persona is all a “grift.”“There are people who think you’re basically just a massive grifter, that you’re very smart, you’re very eloquent, you can be very persuasive with the power of your words, but that actually when it comes to any of these issues, you don’t really have a personal principle,” Morgan said. Close