Bob Mortimer's Legal Aid: The Brit Awards Incident and Jarvis Cocker's Arrest
Amazon Prime's newest comedy series, Last One Laughing UK, has brought Bob Mortimer into the spotlight for a new audience. Many viewers may not know that Mortimer was once a solicitor or about his involvement in a peculiar incident at the Brit Awards in the 1990s. In 1996, Pulp was nominated for four Brit Awards but lost to Oasis and Take That. During the ceremony, Michael Jackson performed Earth Song, and everything seemed to be going smoothly until Pulp's Jarvis Cocker unexpectedly stormed the stage and exposed his backside to Jackson, leading to his arrest on suspicion of assault. Mortimer, a former solicitor, came to Cocker's aid, navigating the legal situation that followed.
In a radio interview, Mortimer recounted how he assisted Cocker after the incident at the Brit Awards. He was unaware of what had happened until he was approached by a member of Pulp who informed him that Jarvis had been arrested. Mortimer demanded entrance to the portacabin where Cocker was being held but was initially denied access by heavy security. With the help of a female police officer, Mortimer managed to enter the room and found Cocker looking sheepish. Cocker admitted to Mortimer that he had exposed his backside to Michael Jackson, leading to the police wanting to remove him from the Awards ceremony.
During a podcast interview, Mortimer described the situation as unpleasant but praised the police for their handling of the incident. He mentioned that the police were intimidated by Jackson's entourage and were keen to arrest Cocker. Mortimer's legal background proved invaluable in assisting Cocker during this bizarre turn of events.
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