Noel Gallagher 'cuts ties with best man Russell Brand'

Ruth Stainer - DailyMail - 20/04
The Oasis star, 57, who previously had a close bond with the now disgraced actor and comedian, has now been allegedly advised by his daughter, Anaïs, to cut contact.

Noel Gallagher has reportedly severed all ties with Russell Brand following his rape charge. 

The Oasis star, 57, who previously had a close bond with the now disgraced actor and comedian, has now been allegedly advised by his daughter, Anaïs, to cut contact ahead of his upcoming world tour.

The model and entrepreneur, 25, is said to have urged her father to remove Brand from his social media accounts as the close friendship 'wasn't a good look' for Noel's image.

The pair were so close that Mr Gallagher was best man at Brand's wedding to popstar Katy Perry in 2010. Brand then returned the favour, featuring as the best man at Mr Gallagher's wedding to his now ex-wife Sarah MacDonald in 2011. 

Essex-born Brand, 50, has been charged with the rape of a woman in 1999 in the Bournemouth area and the...
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