Russell Brand
- 49 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Russell Brand accuser sparks debate about staggered age of consent
At 16, you can't legally drink alcohol, place a bet or vote in a general election - but you can consent to sex. It has been this way since 1885 in the UK, when the age of consent was raised from 13. For gay and bisexual men, the age of consent was reduced from 18 to 16 in a law change in 2000, after a long campaign for equality. But now, people are debating if consent laws should be changed again. This time, discussion has been triggered by allegations made against Russell Brand - in particular, those made by one alleged victim, "Alice", who says she had a relationship with Brand when he was in his 30s and she was 16.
Natasha Preskey, Jemma Crew & Francesca Gillett, BBC, 24th September 2023Russell Brand: The myth of the 'nasty Noughties'
The Russell Brand allegations have sparked an absurd rewriting of history.
Tim Black, Spiked, 24th September 2023Big Brother staff 'told to find attractive audience for Brand'
Researcher alleges Efourum host would survey room for women he wanted to have sex with.
Ben Ellery, Charlotte Wace, Charlie Parker, Alex Farber and Victoria Noble, The Times, 23rd September 2023Harvey Proctor: 'It will be almost impossible for Russell Brand to get a fair trial'
Harvey Proctor, the former Tory MP who was falsely accused of child abuse, talks to spiked about why we must defend the presumption of innocence.
Harvey Proctor, Spiked, 23rd September 2023Russell Brand's no hypocrite, he preached what he practised. That's why we indulged him
Why does society embrace the shameless yet punish those with principles?
Martha Gill, The Observer, 23rd September 2023'Presenters were gods': Russell Brand and the BBC's problem with power-wielding talent
Director-general Tim Davie has been hit by a series of scandals from Tim Westwood to Huw Edwards. Now he has to guide the corporation through its latest crisis.
Rosamund Urwin & William Turvill, The Sunday Times, 23rd September 2023Editorial: The Populist Brand
Why do Russell Brand, Daniel Wootton and even Rupert Murdoch claim they are the victims of impersonal dark forces?
Peter Jukes and Hardeep Matharu, Byline Times, 22nd September 2023Comedy writer says Russell Brand had a 'reputation' for getting 'nasty' if women 'wouldn't sleep with him'
Cole Parker appeared on Newsnight on Friday (22 September) to speak about the Get Him To The Greek star.
Tom Murray, The Independent, 22nd September 2023Russell Brand makes first comments since sexual assault allegations
Russell Brand says it has been an "extraordinary and distressing" week after rape and sexual assault allegations were made against him.
Oliver Slow, BBC, 22nd September 2023Confessions of a Russell Brand superfan
I have been obsessed with Russell Brand since I was 11.
Panda La Terriere, Unherd, 22nd September 2023