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The 2000s lad culture that Russell Brand epitomised wasn’t funny then. It looks even more hideous with hindsight

Young women who challenged the swirling misogyny were bullied and harassed – it’s high time we listened to the victims of that era, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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One of the Russell Brand allegations involves stealthing. The same thing happened to me

A specific allegation against the stand-up comedian and actor resurfaced old memories for Olivia Petter, who says it’s time to start talking about one of the most complicated forms of sexual violence

The Independent UK

Russell Brand’s prank call to rape helpline in 2008

The incident has attracted renewed attention following sexual assault allegations made against the comedian

The Independent UK

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Everything we know about Katy Perry and Russell Brand’s short-lived marriage

In light of the sex abuse allegations against Brand, Perry’s past comments about the comedian’s ‘controlling’ behaviour have resurfaced

The Independent UK

Rumble defends Russell Brand’s advertising income, criticises MPs’ ‘disturbing’ letter

‘We don’t agree with the behaviour of many Rumble creators, but we refuse to penalise them for actions that have nothing to do with our platform’

The Independent UK

‘Furious’ Russell Brand ‘left Roast Battle’ after Katherine Ryan ‘predator’ remarks

Comedians appeared together on the Comedy Central reality series in 2018

The Independent UK

Russell Brand news – latest: Comedian ‘exposed himself to woman then laughed about it on BBC radio’

Brand vehemently denies accusations of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse

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Piers Morgan explains why he asked Russell Brand if he was a ‘sexual predator’ in 2006

Broadcaster reflected on question in wake of sexual assault and rape allegations levied against comedian

The Independent UK

Ed Miliband says he regrets 2015 election interview with Russell Brand

The former Labour leader said he conducted the interview in order to counter the comic’s claims that voting had no impact.

The Independent UK

Right-wingers support Russell Brand

Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, Ben Shapiro and more have used the opportunity to bash the media's targeting of Brand

Salon

Morning Mail: AFL’s gambling problem, Covid-19 inquiry expected, UK’s green retreat

Sport under fire for promoting bets with an 85% fail rate; Anthony Albanese tipped to announce panel to examine response to pandemic

The Guardian - AU

Culture Secretary tells media bosses to review processes in wake of Brand claims

Lucy Frazer made her comments during a keynote speech at the Royal Television Society Cambridge Conference.

The Independent UK

What is Rumble, the video-sharing platform ‘immune to cancel culture’?

The $2bn platform where Russell Brand has 1.4 million followers is popular among conservative commentators and conspiracy theorists

The Guardian - UK

In the Russell Brand scandal, let’s remember the women

Letters: Too often, the women at the heart of these stories are stripped of their humanity and treated as if they have no worth, writes one reader. Plus letters from Hettie Hope, Angela Donnelly, Michele Roberts and Linda Karlsen

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Russell Brand: why it is so difficult for people to come forward with sexual assault allegations

When writer E. Jean Carroll was asked why she finally went public – after more than 25 years – to accuse then US president Donald Trump of sexual assault, her response was something that countless others have thought: “Think of how many women have come forward and nothing happens.”

The Guardian - UK

Russell Brand allegations show how TV tolerated ‘terrible behaviour’, says C4 chief

Alex Mahon says broadcasters were happy to show footage of Brand making misogynistic jokes about sex ‘not that long ago’

Evening Standard

Russell Brand dropped by festival over sexual assault allegations

Russell Brand has been dropped as speaker at Wanderlust Festival in Australia over sex attack claims

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Channel 4 boss says Russell Brand claims show ‘terrible behaviour towards women tolerated’

Alex Mahon made her comments as she opened the Royal Television Society’s Cambridge Convention

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Lorraine Kelly recalls Russell Brand calling her a ‘sl*t’ on TV

Lorraine Kelly has recalled an unsettling moment when Russell Brand called her a “sl*t” while appearing on a TV talk show together.

The Independent UK

Calls to change age of consent laws amid Russell Brand allegations

‘We know older men will exploit young, vulnerable women,’ prominent lawyer warns

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BBC boss says broadcaster will always 'have questions' over Russell Brand departure

BBC director general Tim Davie has said the corporation will always have questions over Russell Brand’s departure from the broadcaster.

The National (Scotland)

Lorraine Kelly left 'uncomfortable' watching old clip of her and Russell Brand

LORRAINE Kelly has said that she was left feeling “uncomfortable” by Russell Brand after he touched her thigh and called her a “s**t” during…

The Independent UK

BBC boss on Russell Brand’s Radio 2 exit: ‘We’re always going to have questions’

Tim Davie was the corporation’s director of audio when Brand left his Radio 2 show in 2008 after leaving a ‘lewd’ voicemail for Andrew Sachs.

The Independent UK

‘Furious’ Russell Brand ‘left Roast Battle’ after Katherine Ryan ‘predator’ remarks

Comedians appeared together on the Comedy Central reality series in 2018

Evening Standard

OPINION - It’s time to get real — it was our culture that enabled Russell Brand

Russell Brand did not create the lad culture of the Noughties. That was us. We nourished a culture of leaked sex tapes and upskirt pictures of female celebrities “falling out” of nightclubs, a world where women were asked to laugh along with rape jokes but still branded as sluts for…

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