Actor and host Russell Brand is the subject of several accusations of sexual assault and rape, revealed in mid-September. Since then, the testimonies have continued to flow in. We understand that his behavior was known in the profession and could have affected other people.
As usual, everyone knew. However, for decades, Russell Brand continued to take advantage of his fame and notoriety to carry out serial projects. On September 16, British media revealed the findings of a long-term investigation into the English actor and television host. Four women then testified to rapes and sexual assault that he would have made them suffer between 2006 and 2013. Since then, revelations have multiplied about the person who denies all these allegations. In 2018, while serving as a judge in Roast Battlea British comedy show – her last position on television – the actress Katherine Ryan, who also participated as a judge in the program, had denounced her actions, explains Deadline. While the show was filmed and recorded before broadcast, Katherine Ryan named Russell Brand as a “predator sexual”. These comments were cut during editing. On the other hand, Russell Brand was not renewed for a second season of the show.
“An open secret”
In 2022, Katherine Ryan returned to this episode of history without naming the man she accused of being a predator, “because many people tried to bring him down for these accusations of crimes and he has very good lawyers.” The comedian, note The Mirror, also said that it was not her place to tell the story. “No one has committed assault on me, but I am convinced – and others are with me, it’s an open secret – that this person is guilty of sexual assault.” These elements come in addition to the destabilizing comments that Katy Perry, the ex-wife of Russell Brand, had made at the time of their divorce, in 2011. The two stars remained together for only fourteen months. After their separation, the singer confided to Vogue : “At first, when I met him, he wanted us to be on equal footing. I think a lot of times strong men want their partner to be their equal, but then when that’s the case, they’re like, ‘I can’t handle that.’ He didn’t like the atmosphere of my tour, because I was the boss. It was really hurtful and very hindering, which was upsetting.” She also hinted that she knew secrets about Russell Brand that she couldn’t divulge and thatshe kept this truth warm for the day she needed it.
Unfailing support
According to the magazine People, since the revelations in the British media, other testimonies have been pouring in to denounce attacks committed by the man who presents himself today as a guide and health expert, cured of his sex addiction. London police indicated on September 18 that they had received a new complaint concerning facts dating from 2003. The police are encouraging women who have testified in the media and all those who have facts to report about the actor to come forward to the services. Faced with such allegations, Russell Brand’s YouTube channel, on which he exposes theories with conspiratorial and anti-media overtones, was demonetized, explains the HuffPost. Elements which do not prevent the actor from receiving a huge wave of support from his fansdeplores Glamour UK. While he is currently on a sold-out tour, he received huge applause at his Wembley Park date the day after the investigation was published. On his social networks, the words of the women who accuse him are widely questioned. The opportunity to recall, as reported by the institute Ipsos in 2016, that all studies agree that the share of false allegations regarding rape and sexual assault represents less than 6% of complaints.
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2023-09-20 10:16:19
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