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[–] llama@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

People think Russell Brand is funny?

[–] Doctor_Satan@lemm.ee 36 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

And his right-wing transformation is now complete.

[–] sunbytes@lemmy.world 10 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not entirely sure it wasn't the other way around.

He probably knew some charges were coming years ago, and started adapting his output accordingly.

[–] Doctor_Satan@lemm.ee 8 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Oh for sure. He's been soft-pedaling his right-wing transformation ever since the initial allegations went public years ago. The hard turn recently is probably exactly as you say, he knew charges were coming.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I don't think he thinks the way you and I do. I don't think it was that calculated.

[–] Doctor_Satan@lemm.ee 1 points 2 hours ago

It doesn't take much calculating at all. It's just easy to convince right-wing audiences that sexual misconduct allegations are all a conspiracy by the Deep State^TM^ to silence them. It's a pretty basic grift.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 12 points 8 hours ago

The only guy guy in the world who was less annoying when he was on crack

[–] jaschen@lemm.ee 18 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

After watching Kathy Perry's documentary and what he did to her, I fucking hate this asshole.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 8 hours ago

Kathy Perry

lul

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 9 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I never watched that, what did he do?

[–] jaschen@lemm.ee 15 points 9 hours ago (5 children)

He divorced her over text, minutes before she was about to get on stage on her premiere tour. Then ghosted her after.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 16 points 9 hours ago

Holy FUCK. You know back when he was pretending to be a queer leftist, he had me genuinely fooled. He's a truly scary fucker.

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 8 points 9 hours ago

God that's awful. And calculatingly cruel.

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[–] Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works 17 points 11 hours ago (4 children)

How did his newly found faith in God not spare him of this????????

A resolve all your sins get out of jail free card you get when you become Christian is how.

[–] ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk 5 points 11 hours ago

He’ll use this in his defence, somehow. Swear blind it’s why he miraculously found God.

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[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 44 points 14 hours ago

Rapist Russell Brand charged with Attempted Comedy

[–] El_Azulito@lemmy.world 25 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

You’re kiddin’! HIM? …Nahhh. He’s always seemed like a super stable, reliable guy. You just never know about some people, you know?

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 21 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

It's always the ones you mostly suspect...

[–] sunflowercowboy@feddit.org 5 points 11 hours ago

Wait... Is racism back on the table guys??

That irish fucker with the marshmallows is gonna get it

[–] 404UsernameNotFound@lemmy.wtf 14 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Don't worry, he can buy a Trump Gold Card, become a U.S. citizen, and Trump will offer him the position of Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues.

[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 47 points 18 hours ago

It’s always the people who you expect the most.

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