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Russell Brand: Comedian accused of rape and sexual assault of four women (www.independent.co.uk)

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Comedian Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assaults and emotionally abusing four women during the height of his fame.

The alleged assaults occurred between 2006 and 2013, while he was a presenter for BBC Radio 2 and Channel 4, and include an assault on a 16-year-old girl.

He vehemently denied the “very serious criminal allegations” ahead of a Sunday Times article and an expected expose to be aired by Channel 4’s Dispatches programme tonight.

The allegations include crew members on his Big Brother spin-off being made to feel they were working as a “pimp” by approaching young women on his behalf, and that he raped a woman at his Los Angeles home.

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[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Most times the courts and authorities won't give a shit unless you make a public stink about it. We just learned this from the Danny Masterson trial, which would never have happened if they women had only spoken to authorities and never went public

[–] DakRalter@thelemmy.club 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's what allowed Saville to get away with it for so long.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLUoOhvlg0E

[–] Spambox@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Jimmy was a wizard, that's how he got away with it

I know, I know - but just watch

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tajzl-dFhT4

[–] noodle@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The problem with that is that the public should never get to be judge, jury, and executioner. Rumour and gossip should not be the basis for something this severe.

Brand has made more than enough money to live his life peacefully out of the public eye. The court of public opinion is only capable of ruining the wrong peoples' lives, people who don't have wealth and fame. The rich and powerful can uncancel themselves after a short period of exile, should they wish.

[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz -5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Who do you think comprises the judge, jury and executioner?

Juries are random people chosen off the street.

Judges are elected most of the time.

Executioners in states that still have the death penalty are just workers.

Everyone in government is a member of the public because that's what a government is.

[–] VioletTeacup@feddit.uk 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not sure why you thought the US system applied. We're talking about a British comedian on /c/United Kingdom, on a UK instance.

[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

He's so ubiquitous among the right wing here that I thought he was being charged in the U.S.

[–] loobkoob@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

Judges aren't elected in the UK. And we don't have the death penalty.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Jurists are generally held to a higher standard than newspaper editors