Russell Brand Slides Off Wedding Ring In Pre-Divorce Video

Comedian jokingly removed band in November announcement for his college tour.

Russell Brand 

A little over a month before he announced he would be taking off his wedding ring for good, Russell Brandjokingly took off his band when he announced his college tour. The video announcement, which he (and Katy Perry) posted in mid-November, seems to be getting some attention thanks to Brand's pre-split jovial nature about removing his ring and learning about what happens in sorority houses.

He opens the clip saying, "Hello Americans! This is a time of terrific change and the perfect time for me to go on a tour." He then rambles on about American college life, adding, "I don't know nothing about your college culture. This, for me, is going to be an educational experience.

"Now in each of these cases I want to meet people from sororities and fraternities," he continued. "I don't know what a sorority is except for the things I've seen on Nudevista; that they are sort of sex clubs for women. Fraternities, that's a bit like the film 'Animal House' or 'Social Network.' These are the only references I have."

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Noting that he hoped to create worlds of "decadence" on the road, he further teased, "We are going to change college life forever. First of all, I'm going to understand it, then we're going to change it, and then we're gonna try and understand the new version."

As the video ends, Brand slides off his ring, with this message, "This is going to be a week of revolution, a week of occupation, and, more important, I'm going to learn firsthand about sororities. I'm going to place this somewhere very, very safe for the next week," he said about his ring.

At the time, his former wife tweeted her support for the shows. In fact, she was the person who tweeted out the video originally. "My [foul] mouthed Hubby @rustyrockets is playing a few mid-west/east-coast shows starting tonight onwards!" she wrote. "SUPPORT!"

The video's resurgence comes just one day after Perry announced she'd no longer attend Wednesday's People's Choice Awards.

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Daniel Radcliffe 'Very Excited' To Host 'SNL'

'It's the real deal. You live or die on that show,' Radcliffe tells MTV News.

Daniel Radcliffe 

Daniel Radcliffe made the jump to Broadway star shortly after ending his run as the world's most famous boy wizard, but on Saturday, he's taking an even bigger step: He's hosting "Saturday Night Live."

Radcliffe knew that's not something you do without some careful consideration, and he told MTV News' Josh Horowitz that he had to give it some thought before agreeing to host. "I had to think about it a little bit, because it's the real deal. You live or die on that show," he said. "Ultimately, it was a no-brainer because I was working with John Larroquette [in 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'] at the time as well. He hosted a bunch of times when he was younger."

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Not that it took a lot of convincing. Radcliffe also just really wanted to work with the castmembers he admires. "I love Seth Meyers. Bill Hader, I think, is just unbelievable. That Alan Alda impression, just mind-blowing," he said.

Part of what is so enticing to Radcliffe about hosting is the immense challenge of it. "It will be the kind of stuff I like, that kind of guerrilla style of getting stuff done when you just have to get it done," he said. "Nothing else matters. You have to do it. You have to achieve. By the end of the week, you're going to be putting on an hour-and-a-half music-and-comedy show from scratch."

Work for Radcliffe's episode started on Monday, and the actor said he is "very excited," and he is even bringing some ideas of his own. "But they're going to be crap," Radcliffe said. "I've got a couple ideas, yes, but I don't know that mine are going to end up onscreen because they've got a very experienced team of writers there."

Daniel Radcliffe's episode of "Saturday Night Live," with musical guest Lana Del Rey, airs this Saturday at 11:30 p.m. ET.

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