YouTube has suspended monetization on Russell Brand’s channels amid allegations of rape and sexual assault. Though Brand’s channels remain on YouTube, the Google-owned company has halted advertisement on videos by the comedian. “If a creator’s off-platform behavior harms our users, employees or ecosystem, we take action,” a YouTube spokesperson told …
Read More »Russell Brand Book Publisher, Literary Agency Pause Releases Following Assault Allegations
Russell Brand‘s upcoming book releases will be paused by his U.K. publisher Bluebird following allegations of sexual assault and rape. The Pan Macmillan imprint revealed on Monday that all plans related to the actor and comedian’s publishing have been terminated for the time being. His upcoming release, Recovery: The Workbook, …
Read More »Russell Brand: U.K. Police Receive New Sexual Assault Allegation Tied to Report
Police in London received a report of sexual assault tied to the allegations made against Russell Brand in the media over the weekend. In a statement shared with Rolling Stone, the Metropolitan Police said: “On Sunday, 17 September, the Met received a report of a sexual assault which was alleged …
Read More »A Masseuse Accused Russell Brand of Physical Assault in 2014
A masseuse accused comedian Russell Brand of physical assault in 2014, and a judge sided with the actor-comedian, calling her claims “inconsistent” and accusing the woman of harassing Brand and his then-partner. The bombastic author and comedian-turned-wellness guru and podcast host is in the news due to a Times investigation …
Read More »Russell Brand Dropped by Agent After Rape and Sexual Assault Accusations
Russell Brand was dropped by his agent Saturday following the accusations of rape and sexual assault against the actor-comedian in a new investigative report. Among the claims against Brand include an alleged three-month relationship with a then-16-year-old girl. According to the joint The Times UK and Channel 4’s Dispatches report, …
Read More »Russell Brand Accused of Rape, Sexual Assault in New Report
Four women — including one who was just 16 at the time — have accused actor-comedian Russell Brand of sexual assault and rape in a new report. The allegations against Brand were brought forth in both an article by The Times UK as well as an episode of the Channel …
Read More »Far-Right Superstars Are Failing on Rumble. Who's Winning?
To ring in 2023, the social video site Rumble announced an exclusive partnership with Donald Trump Jr. Beginning in late January, the former president’s eldest son will bring to the platform a biweekly livestream show, Triggered with Don Jr., riffing on current events and, presumably, seeking to own the libs. …
Read More »'Death on the Nile' and the Curious Case of the Accused-Cannibal Cancelled Movie Star
There are many mysteries swirling in and around Death on the Nile, director-star Kenneth Branagh‘s second attempt, after 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express, to sell Agatha Christie’s master sleuth Hercule Poirot — and by extension, a larger Poirotverse — to a new generation of old people. (Let’s not kid …
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