Even I, sick and depraved, a traveller to the grave, I would never be you
I saw Russell Brand perform in the National Stadium Dublin on 27 July 2007. This was one of his most notorious shows. For my money he delivered as promised; outrageous, fluent, engaging, cogent, and funny. He did invite females in the audience to come get him after the show, and the line was not short for an even more 'intimate show' with this charming beast. It was all part of his schtick and exploited for humour. But obviously, so much can go wrong when strangers dive straight into the deep end. What are intentions? How believe what anyone says, know who anyone is? Yet if it's so wrong, Tinder and Grinder and similar platforms facilitating stranger dates could not exist. So while unsavoury, not illegal. And he really was upfront about it.
There have been previous similar allegations, logged on his Wikipedia page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Brand
His agent dropping him for the reason they were 'misled' is laughable. The Guardian snaps back into unprofessional vulgar smearing form, with Jack Seale saying, "Even in the best-case scenario for Brand – the one in which all these specific, independent accusations turn out to be false – we view him as a sleazy, sexist creep because he has told us."
He said, she said. He seems to have been less culpable than Jonathon Ross over the 2008 Andrew Sachs scandal but was the one blamed and punished. Likewise, after his short marriage to Katy Perry, done without a
prenuptial agreement. he could have claimed half of the estimated $44 million she earned during their marriage, but declined.
He's been with his wife Laura since 2015 and they have 2 children. After seeking treatment for his addictions, he turned to spirituality and created several public channels to teach and share his experiences. Gradually he introduced some commentary on current affairs, slots which quickly became very popular, if still incorporating spiritual elements but also featuring a wide range of interviewees and solid research sources, with a comedic slant. As an accidental investigative reporter, he showed real flair before striking 'too close to home and too near the bone' e.g. he had the lowdown on White House rot long before
msm reported official findings.
Of near certain relevance is this
He'll have to explain yet again how he's a different person who disapproves of former behaviors, and apologise for any hurt caused. It's unlikely to be the alleged victims who keep baying for blood since they only came forward once pressed by the media. "The women who have made the allegation explained that they only felt ready to tell their stories after being
approached by reporters."
Those who want to shut him up and chill other alternative media sources by making an example of him will try to drag this out interminably and hamper and fetter him into impotence as occurs with SLAPPs,
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation. The web of connections he has created is now very extensive though, and unlike Assange's misfortunes, this might prove to be the crucial haven for the fallen angel, man-child and seer that is Russell Brand.
Here's his
interview with an impatient Moz, Wrestle With Russell. I think if Morrissey was to comment, he would partly echo his message about Sinead.
rapecrisis.org.uk
