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Hang on a minute. He is accused of having had an "emotionally abusive and controlling relationshp" with a 16-year-old when he was 31. That is not the same as ra

by akolbe 3y ago

Hang on a minute. He is accused of having had an "emotionally abusive and controlling relationshp" with a 16-year-old when he was 31. That is not the same as rape. The age of consent in the UK is 16, and 16-year-olds are legally sexually active all the time in the UK. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66831593 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66831593 Brand has also not been accused of passing along a girl to a known pedophile. He is accused of having joked about sending his assistant to Jimmy Savile, on a BBC Radio 2 comedy show in 2007. (The BBC did not fire him for that.) https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/sep/17/russell-brand-in-plain-sight-review-so-many-red-flags-ignored-for-so-long https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/sep/17/russell...

threeseed 3y ago
He is being accused of rape [1] with a seperate girl. And Saville is a known pedophile. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/sep/17/a-timeline-of-sexual-assault-allegations-against-russell-brand https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/sep/17/a-timeline-o...
- akolbe 3y ago
  You said "He is alleged to have passed along a girl to a known pedophile." He is not even alleged to have done that. What's been reported is that he joked on a BBC radio show about visiting Savile and bringing along his assistant. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/russell-brand-jimmy-savile-interview-b2413397.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/russell-brand-ji... Five years before the allegations against Savile emerged, the older star told Brand he “doesn’t usually meet fellas but if you’ve got a sister then that’s ok”. Brand explained he didn’t have a sister but instead named a personal assistant he could meet. “I’ve got a personal assistant,” Brand told Savile. “And part of her job description is that anyone I demand she greet, meet, massages, she has to do it. She’s very attractive, Jimmy.” Savile answered: “Well, well that’s a good start. You could send her along to do some research.” Asked by Brand what she should wear to meet Jimmy, the paedophile presenter replied: “I’d actually prefer her to wear nothing.” Brand burst into laughter as Savile insisted: “There’s nothing wrong with that.” There is no suggestion that Brand, Savile or Brand’s personal assistant ever met up following the interview.

by akolbe 3y ago

threeseed 3y ago

He is being accused of rape [1] with a seperate girl. And Saville is a known pedophile. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/sep/17/a-timeline-of-sexual-assault-allegations-against-russell-brand https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/sep/17/a-timeline-o...

akolbe 3y ago
You said "He is alleged to have passed along a girl to a known pedophile." He is not even alleged to have done that. What's been reported is that he joked on a BBC radio show about visiting Savile and bringing along his assistant. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/russell-brand-jimmy-savile-interview-b2413397.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/russell-brand-ji... Five years before the allegations against Savile emerged, the older star told Brand he “doesn’t usually meet fellas but if you’ve got a sister then that’s ok”. Brand explained he didn’t have a sister but instead named a personal assistant he could meet. “I’ve got a personal assistant,” Brand told Savile. “And part of her job description is that anyone I demand she greet, meet, massages, she has to do it. She’s very attractive, Jimmy.” Savile answered: “Well, well that’s a good start. You could send her along to do some research.” Asked by Brand what she should wear to meet Jimmy, the paedophile presenter replied: “I’d actually prefer her to wear nothing.” Brand burst into laughter as Savile insisted: “There’s nothing wrong with that.” There is no suggestion that Brand, Savile or Brand’s personal assistant ever met up following the interview.