Russell Brand
- 49 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Australian radio host recalls 'inappropriate' interview with Russell Brand and claims he was 'overtly sexual'
Australian media personality Em Rusciano has opened up about her experience with embattled comedian Russell Brand when she worked in radio.
Matt Demarco, Daily Mail, 22nd September 2023The Russell Brand reckoning
If a slew of recent allegations prove true, it seems a sexual predator used an act based on sexual predation to blur the boundary between performance and reality.
Patricia Grisafi, MSNBC, 22nd September 2023Enough with this guilt by association
Those using the Russell Brand allegations to smear his former allies are playing an unsavoury game.
Fraser Myers, Spiked, 22nd September 2023Lorraine Kelly quits social media a day after recalling how Russell Brand called her a 'slut'
The presenter, 63, announced she was signing off from the platform as she needed a break, a day after she recalled how Russell Brand called her a 'slut' during an 'uncomfortable' appearance on The Graham Norton Show back in 2007.
Joanna Crawley and Connie Rusk, Daily Mail, 21st September 2023Woman says Russell Brand exposed himself to her then laughed about it on Radio 2 show
A woman has accused Russell Brand of exposing himself to her and then laughing about it minutes later on his BBC radio show. The woman says it happened in 2008 when she was working in the same building as the BBC in Los Angeles. The encounter left her stunned, she says.
Nomia Iqbal, BBC, 21st September 2023If Russell Brand's interview with Jimmy Savile happened today, we'd be thankful for the Twitterstorm
In 2007, before Twitter rage and pile-ons, Brand offered up his female assistant to go to Savile's place naked. With little social media to provide a forum for outrage, no action was taken.
Adrian Chiles, The Guardian, 21st September 2023Where will Russell Brand get his power from now?
Now Brand has the police looking into claims about his treatment of women, it appears he will have to find a new way to feel important.
Caitlin Moran, The Times, 21st September 2023Men like Russell Brand have been given a free pass by institutional inaction for far too long
In light of the serious sexual assault and rape allegations against Russell Brand, Amelia Hansford argues that his sexist brand of comedy was always a red flag.
Amelia Hansford, Pink News, 21st September 2023ITV boss says 'strong leaders' are needed in TV in wake of Russell Brand claims
Dame Carolyn McCall reflected on how the industry is handling alleged abuses of power in its ranks at the Royal Television Society Cambridge conference in the wake of the scandal.
Ashleigh Rainbird, The Mirror, 21st September 2023Elon Musk questioned by MP about Russell Brand Twitter status
Musk has said that the "innocent until proven guilty" maxim is "wise and fair".
Charlotte Krol, NME, 21st September 2023