I've kept my gob shut, but Russel Brand trending at mo, getting rather annoying to be honest , whether he guilty or not while people talk about Russell Brand “hiding in plain sight”, the truth is he didn’t really hide he was extremely obvious about his predatory nature .
He has been found guilty by a London court of rape and three counts of sexual assault involving four women. The former comedian, who became a prominent supporter of Donald Trump and a favorite among MAGA audiences, is now awaiting sentencing.
The jury found him guilty on four of seven charges. The judge ordered Brand to be taken into custody. Sentencing is scheduled for November 9.
Please can we address the entire culture that allowed Russell Brand to get away with his lecherous behaviour, over and over again, even going so far as to write about his assaults of women in his books, reference them in his shows? Those who worked with him, employed him and watched him perform knew who he was, what he thought and, in many cases, how he behaved.
Coming forward now to comment is fine, but there must also be an acknowledgement that parts of the media, at the very least, turned a blind eye, failed to challenge his behaviour or act on concerns. If this were the technology sector, there would rightly be calls for accountability from those who enabled his influence and gave him a platform. The media should be held to the same standard. Any review must examine where he worked, who employed him, what they knew, when they knew it and what action they took, or failed to take. Accountability cannot stop with the individual. It must extend to the institutions that enabled them.
The part of the Russell Brand reporting that I keep thinking about is where a taxi driver begs the girl he's driving not to go to his house. This ordinary powerless bloke who both knew and tried to stop it, while television executives covered for him.
Brand spent years talking about Christianity, morality and changing his life. Now, a jury has found him guilty of rape and sexual assault. That is an extraordinary fall from the image he presented to the world. Let's be clear: fame does not put anyone above the law. The women who came forward deserve to be heard.
Brand found safe haven in MAGA and Evangelical Christianity for the same reason Donald Trump did: they are movements that run on misogyny, see women as less than, and are filled with men who are dangers to the women around them. Predatory birds of a feather...Now please respect women, stand against patriarchy and keep talking about Palestine.
