Oasis star Noel Gallagher, a frequent guest on Russell Brand's BBC Radio 2 show, has defended the comedian in the row over prank phone calls reports the BBC.
"At worst it was a juvenile prank that wasn't unfunny - but it's hardly offensive," Gallagher said.He appeared almost weekly on the show, which Brand has quit after making lewd phone calls to actor Andrew Sachs.
"I feel bad for Russ, 'cause he really loved doing the show," Gallagher told BBC Radio Ulster's Across the Line.
"I loved being on it as well."
Gallagher said he was "outraged" that columnists in the press had "dictated the tone and are telling people how to behave".
"It's so typical of the English in general - 10,000 people get outraged, but only five days after it has happened.
"You know what? There's now a massive divide. Them and us," he added.
People like Conservative leader David Cameron, who waded into the row, were on one side and should not get "involved in something that doesn't concern him", Gallagher said.
"Then there's us."
The BBC has now received more than 30,000 complaints about the incident, in which Brand and Jonathan Ross left obscene phone messages for Sachs about his 23-year-old granddaughter Georgina Baillie.
Brand has resigned from the BBC in the wake of the furore, while Ross has been suspended.
Brand mentioned Gallagher in his resignation statement.
"I've loved working for the BBC and am very proud of the shows myself, Matt Morgan, Nic Philps, Mr Gee and Noel Gallagher have made," Brand said.
"I apologise to all of them for damaging their careers - except Noel, whose band are doing quite well."
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