Millionaire comic Russell Brand loses his temper during march on Downing Street after he is asked how much his London home is worth Russell Brand clashed with reporter during Downing Street demonstration He is supporting residents of estate near his home who fear being evicted Comedian was asked how much he paid to live in his London property He said: 'I’m not here to talk about my rent, mate' and called him a 'snide' Millionaire wants anti-capitalist revolution and says profit is 'dirty word' Russell Brand lost his temper last night after he was asked how much he paid to live in his London home. The comedian, 39, joined hundreds of tenants from an east London estate who marched on Downing Street because they have been threatened with eviction. But Mr Brand, who is calling for an anti-capitalist revolution and claims ‘profit is a filthy word’ despite being worth £9million, called a journalist a 'snide' because he asked the value of his home. Channel Four reporter Paraic O'Brien asked whether he was part of London's housing problem with vast swathes of homes being bought up by the super rich. Brand said: 'It’s rented. I’m not here to talk about my rent, mate', before he dragged New Era Estate resident Lindsey Garrett onto the screen to talk about the 'important campaign'. In an uncomfortable two minute interview with Channel 4 News Mr O'Brien asked whether Brand was actually 'part of the problem' as the millionaire repeatedly refused to reveal how much he paid in rent. Mr Brand said he was 'not the problem I am part of the solution' because he was working to 'amplify the voices of ordinary people'. Pointing at Number 10 Downing Street the actor said: 'There is no greater and more expensive piece of real estate in London than that one'. Mr O'Brien responded with: 'I'd say your house is probably on a par' and Mr Brand said: 'Well it is rented. We don't know the value. You'd have to ask my landlord. Blessedly I can afford my rent and I'm prepared to stand up for people who can't'. Protester Ms Garrett was then pulled into shot and said: 'At least Russell Brand is standing up regardless of how big his house is. David Cameron isn’t prepared to come out of his big house and help us, but Russell Brand has.' Ending the interview Brand said 'Let's do one' and told the reporter: 'Snides like you undermine it. You’re a snide.' This morning the Mr O'Brien admitted he had received a great deal of abuse from Brand's supporters on Twitter and said: 'Holy God. Reading my timeline from overnight. Looks like come the revolution, we 'snides' are totally f******'. Mr Brand has been promoting his anti-capitalist views since his book Revolution came out last month. He has sold more than 22,000 copies, raking in £230,000. But he lost his sense of humour about some critical reviews, huffing on Twitter: ‘It’s weird how highly paid, privately educated journalists who work for the corporate media attack my book Revolution.’ It came after Brand – who has called for an ‘orgy’ of banker bashing - faced accusations of hypocrisy after it emerged that he raised nearly £1million from wealthy capitalists including investment bankers and a Premier League footballer to make a documentary about himself. Investors were enticed with generous tax breaks to support the film, portraying Brand as a ‘troubled visionary’ seeking to change the world. He was also accused of being a 'champagne socialist' after he joined an anti-capitalism march which caused violence and chaos before heading off to a West End theatre press night attended by a host of celebrities. In a bizarre interview in October he also sparked fury after revealing he is 'open-minded' about whether the United States was behind the 9/11 attacks. The comedian, 39, said in a BBC Newsnight interview he believes there is an 'interesting' relationship between the families of former US president George Bush and Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and asked: 'Do you trust the American government?' Mr Brand was pressed by presenter Evan Davis on comments in his new book, Revolution, because in it he describes the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers in New York as 'controlled'. In the tense interview Brand said the BBC 'shamefully sabotaged' the Scottish Referendum for the No campaign and Mr Davis he was 'mates with like CEOs and big businesses' and spent time 'cosying up' to London mayor Boris Johnson. When Mr Davis pressed him about his views he shouted over the presenter: 'Mate, I don't want to follow you down blind alleys about silly administrative quibbles.' At one point Mr Davis pleaded: 'I'm trying to take you seriously.' Davis then tried to show the actor a graph showing wage levels in Britain, but he responded: 'I don't want to look at a graph mate, I haven't got time to look at a bloody graph. 'It's a lovely graph mate, well done. This is the kind of thing that people like you use to confuse people like us.'

• published: 02 Dec 2014
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