Brand ducks out of 'Despicable Me' premiere

Russell Brand turned up at the European premiere of his new film, 'Despicable Me' - only to duck out before the film even started.

Wearing black skinny jeans, heeled cowboy boots and a leather jacket, the British funnyman, who missed the unveiling of his waxwork at Madame Tussauds and a book signing earlier in the day citing illness, walked down the bright yellow carpet with a couple of Minions at London’s Leicester Square yesterday, ahead of co-stars Steve Carell and Miranda Cosgrove, but immediately left on a motorcycle as soon as he finished his interviews.