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Russell Brand, 'cock fever' and the Sun paywall

Russell Brand
Russell Brand: 'He ain't bov about cock fever.' Photograph: Mark Nolan/WireImage

With the Sun firmly encased behind its new online paywall, refuseniks have to feed off the enticing scraps posted by the paper's showbiz correspondents for free on Twitter. Lia Nicholls, deputy Bizarre editor, provided an insight into the fevered female response to an intimate standup performance by Russell Brand. "So many ladies applying slap before Russell kicks off," she tweeted on Wednesday evening. "We know he's randy but it's 1st Messiah Complex sniz. He ain't bov about cock fever." Readers seeking a glossary of yoof speak and more information about "cock fever" must now pay £2-a–week to access the Sun's website.

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