'Painful to watch': Russell Brand skewered by onlookers for 'awkward' interview Bible fail

Political observers and analysts alike are ridiculing Russell Brand after the former actor went viral for an awkward Bible fail in a Piers Morgan interview.

It started when Morgan asked Brand about why he took a Bible into court. Brand has been charged with assault of multiple women.

Specifically, Morgan asked what verses Brand was inspired by as he sat in court.

Brand then proceeds to fumble through a Bible for more than a minute, at times mumbling but never coming up with the specific verse in question.

The moment led to mockery on X.

One liberal influencer, @Gadget440, shared the video and called Brand "increasingly defensive," writing, "

Niall Stanage called the exchange "o

Republicans against Trump chimed in, "Russell Brand

Ed Krassenstein also added, "Russell Brand to read the passages that were relevant to him when he brought his Bible into court."