Russell Brand
- 49 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 12
Russell Brand: BBC resists calls to release complaints filed against presenter
The BBC is facing growing pressure to come clean about the full history of complaints it received about Russell Brand when he was one of its star presenters.
Rosamund Urwin, Charlotte Wace and Paul Morgan-Bentley, The Times, 19th September 2023YouTube suspends Russell Brand from advert income
YouTube has suspended Russell Brand's channels from making money from adverts for "violating" its "creator responsibility policy".
Paul Glynn & Tom Gerken, BBC, 19th September 2023The Guardian view on Russell Brand: a misogynist in plain sight
New allegations about the star's behaviour are disturbing. So is the way he was indulged.
The Guardian, 19th September 2023The nasty noughties: Russell Brand and the era of sadistic tabloid misogyny
At the turn of the century, the tabloid press was untouchable - and women in the public eye faced ceaseless persecution. We are still grappling with the fallout today.
Zoe Williams, The Guardian, 19th September 2023Lucy Beaumont claims there are 10 male predators in the comedy circuit
Beaumont hit out at male predators within her industry weeks before allegations against Russell Brand were publicised by Channel 4's Dispatches and The Times and The Sunday Times.
Alan Johnson, The Mirror, 19th September 2023I used to like Russell Brand. Hopefully there's a day of judgment coming for the Irish comedy scene
It's a wonder any female comics rise to the top, given the misuse of power and necessary isolation that seemingly must be endured in order to be successful.
Emer McLysaght, The Irish Times, 19th September 2023The grifterverse and Russell Brand
Just under a decade ago, Russell Brand was going through his revolutionary leftist phase and had gotten into anarchism, a topic which he characteristically used for the benefit of his own hype but which also prompted "interest" from the mainstream media.
Freedom, 19th September 2023Russell Brand's dad-in-law 'begged his daughter to end her relationship'
Russell Brand's father-in-law begged his daughter Laura Gallacher to end her relationship with the shamed comedian, a source claimed.
Sarah Grealish, The Sun, 19th September 2023Big Brother staff 'all knew Russell Brand was a predator'
Big Brother staff all knew Russell Brand was a "predator" with the star using them as "pimps", it has been claimed.
People working for Big Brother production firm Endemol have now admitted to concerns about his behaviour when he presented spin-off shows Big Brother's EFourum and Big Mouth.
Aidan Radnedge, The Sun, 19th September 2023Manipulator Russell Brand intimidated, hounded and flattered me with deceit - but I'm the lucky one
On 18th August 2010, during a spell at another newspaper, I wrote a story revealing Russell was having relationship counselling with his then-fiancée, American singer Katy Perry.
My then-editor called me over, saying Russell had been on the phone and asking for my number -- was it OK to hand it over?
Clemmie Moodie, The Sun, 19th September 2023