Dispatches/Sunday Times investigation: Russell Brand accused of rape and sexual assault

[SWP's back]

When I see this, it indicates to me that this isn't some big fabrication and a lot of this has been known for a while.

Has a ring of Weinstein about it.

 

[Centurions]

I don't even get this argument. I used to watch him quite a bit on stuff. Think he's a good comedian. But I haven't heard anything from him in years, nor has anyone who's into mainstream stuff. They've seemingly already silenced him by simply not hiring him for about 10 years. This case is only more likely to bring what he's been doing for the past 10 years to more people. I find the "mainstream media is trying to cancel me" is a mainstay of comedians who are no longer flavour of the month.

I wouldn't call him a comedian myself unless the word "shit" was put in front of it, I had thought that was the reason you didn't see him anymore. Perhaps there was another reason after all?

 

[mackenzie]

Indeed I watched some of his daft content yesterday. You would have to be a proper imbecile to believe the shite he comes out with but that's his target audience.



Yes he was on drugs but he was also chasing fame and attention, just like, for example, Mizzy.

The fact that he behaves inappropriately and pushes boundaries of behaviour even when sober suggests it wasn't really heroin that was the main factor.

Apparently his father treated women in a similar way, and encouraged Brand.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

Has a ring of Weinstein about it.

Doesn't it always? These types of people are always enabled and supported up until the point they can't contain it any more or they're simply of no use.

 

[Bazzmand Show]

How about offering up a colleague to fuckin Jimmy Saville on air?

What a fucking ****.

 

[hammocity]

I can’t fucking stand this guy, talentless mouthy prick but these are serious allegations and as ever, he should be presumed innocent until proven otherwise.

I’m really uncomfortable with the way cases like this are now Mainstream news. Guilty or not, his career and life as he knows it is now over and that can’t ever be right.

Throw the key away if he is found guilty, no issues but these cases should not be out in the open like this.

It’s a “me too” position just like Weinstein, at the end of the programme Channel 4 put up an email for others to contact them.

If Weinstein hadn’t had accusations against him from the females that outed him first the others wouldn’t have come forward.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Apparently his father treated women in a similar way, and encouraged Brand.

Indeed. Encouraging your teenage son to sleep with prostitutes to become a man is a well known trope of chauvinistic nonces.

 

[journolud]

I don't even get this argument. I used to watch him quite a bit on stuff. Think he's a good comedian. But I haven't heard anything from him in years, nor has anyone who's into mainstream stuff. They've seemingly already silenced him by simply not hiring him for about 10 years. This case is only more likely to bring what he's been doing for the past 10 years to more people. I find the "mainstream media is trying to cancel me" is a mainstay of comedians who are no longer flavour of the month.

I don't get it myself to be honest but keeping an open mind. Well, sort of. I find him an irritating prick and not in the least bit funny but well, you know...

 

[johnnytapia]

Sorry but I think a 50 year old having sex with a 16 year old is wrong mate, I'm sure you wouldn't be happy if it was your daughter?

When my daughters 50 I’ll be happy if I’m still alive.

 

[Goater=Legend]

I don't understand what benefit channel 4 would get by setting this up because they wanted to 'cancel' a former employee?