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Bob Geldof

Bob Geldof

Irish singer-songwriter and political activist
Eclectic singer, songwriter, and social activist, the one-time Boomtown Rats leader became a progressive force in the 1980s.
BornOctober 5, 1951
HometownDún Laoghaire, Republic of Ireland
Net worth$150 million
Height6'2" (1.88m)
SpousePaula Yates, Jeanne Marine
ChildrenPeaches Geldof, Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof, Pixie Geldof
ParentsEvelyn Weller, Bob Geldof
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Sharon Osbourne Slams Russell Brand Over Old Interactions With Rod Stewart and Bob Geldof’s Daughters

Sharon Osbourne condemned Russell Brand while recalling two alleged incidents he had with Rod Stewart and Bob Geldof’s daughters. “The only thing I can say about Russell Brand is the two things I don’t like, [which] was when he spoke about Kimberly Stewart about what he had done to [her] in front of [Rod],” Osbourne, 70, explained during an appearance on Piers Morgan’s TalkTV show on Thursday, September 21. “And then he did the same with Sir Bob Geldof. You just don’t do that to people’s families, when the father is in the room. He’s done it twice now, and that’s the thing that sticks with me.” The incident between Kimberly, 44, and Brand, 48, that Osbourne seemingly referred to happened at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in 2006, when Brand jokingly bragged to the crowd about hooking up with Rod’s daughter. “Here’s to Rod Stewart, who had a go at me earlier this year for too much womanizing,” Brand quipped while accepting his award onstage. “But then again, I did have a go on his daughter.” Everything to Know About Russell Brand’s Sexual Assault Scandal Later on in the ceremony, Rod, 78, appeared onstage and questioned Brand about his comments. “You went with my daughter, did you? Russell, stand up,” Rod said, to which Brand replied that he “took her out for one evening” and “never touched that girl.” Russell Brand. Jeff Spicer/Getty Images Rod quickly jumped to Kimberly’s defense. “F–king right, you didn’t. You mustn’t come up here and boast. I speak as a father,” Rod said. Prior to the incident with the Stewarts, Brand was rumored to have dated Geldof’s daughter Peaches in the early 2000s. (Peaches died of a heroin overdose in 2014 at the age of 25.) Hollywood’s Sexual Misconduct Scandals Following his short-lived relationship with Peaches, Brand introduced Geldof, 71, as “Sir Bobby Gandalf” at the NME Hero of the Year Awards in 2006. An unamused Geldof replied, “Russell Brand, what a c–t.” Sharon Osbourne. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Osbourne’s critique of Brand comes after the U.K. newspaper The Times published an article in which four women claimed Brand sexually assaulted them between the years of 2006 and 2013. The day before the article was released, Brand denied the “very serious allegations” against him. “I’ve received two extremely disturbing letters, or a letter and an email, one from a mainstream media TV company [and] one from a newspaper, listing a litany of extremely egregious and aggressive attacks,” he wrote via X (formerly known as Twitter). “As I’ve written about extensively in my books, I was very, very promiscuous. Now during that time of promiscuity, the relationships I had were absolutely, always consensual. I was always transparent about that then — almost too transparent. And I’m being transparent about it now as well. And to see that transparency metastasized into something criminal that I absolutely deny makes me question [if] there is another agenda at play?”
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Albums

Great Songs of Indifference: The Anthology 1986-2001
Great Songs of Indifference: The Anthology 1986-2001
2005
Sex, Age & Death
Sex, Age & Death
2001
Vegetarians of Love
Vegetarians of Love
1990
Deep in the Heart of Nowhere
Deep in the Heart of Nowhere
1986
How to Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell
How to Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell
2010
Under the Influence
Under the Influence
2004
Pale White Girls
Pale White Girls
2002
Great Songs of Indifference: The Best of Bob Geldof & the Boomtown Rats
Great Songs of Indifference: The Best of Bob Geldof & the Boomtown Rats
1997
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