Rape, sexual assault and harassment in the entertainment industry

[MickiQ]

I have a feeling that this story will develop very quickly

 

[LDC]

Sunday Times front page is up. Several linked stories about Brand. Archived version of main one here. (Connections a bit flaky I imagine from unusual levels of traffic)
Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assaults and abuse

He's fucked. That's pretty clear and detailed, not much wriggling out of that I'd have thought. Good riddance to him. Hopefully his festival, YouTube channel and gigs will all start falling apart.

 

[mojo pixy]

Sunday Times front page is up. Several linked stories about Brand. Archived version of main one here. (Connections a bit flaky I imagine from unusual levels of traffic)
Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assaults and abuse

fuuuck it's even worse than I guessed, and I guessed it would be bad because I can't stand the prick.

 

[gosub]

BBC News - Russell Brand accused of sexual assault by four women

Russell Brand accused of sexual assault by four women

The comedian and actor denies allegations made by five women about his behaviour over a period of seven years

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Cloo]

This seems to have been hyped as 'The hugest scoop of the year', but sad to say 'second-rate comedians are rapey arseholes' is hardly world-shaking.

 

[Elpenor]

Sunday Times front page is up. Several linked stories about Brand. Archived version of main one here. (Connections a bit flaky I imagine from unusual levels of traffic)
Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assaults and abuse

Hard to read some of that. The ongoing pattern of offending behaviour made me think of someone else, and lo and behold look who pops up at the end of the article

In May 2007, Brand called Jimmy Savile, who suggested the pair could meet if Brand brought along a sister. Brand doesn’t have a sister, so instead offered to bring a female employee — agreeing, on Savile’s request, that she should be naked.
“I’ve got a personal assistant,” he said. “And part of her job description is that anyone I demand she greet, meet, massages, she has to do it. She’s very attractive, Jimmy.” This was four years before Savile’s death and five years before details of the Jim’ll Fix It presenter’s crimes were exposed.

 

[Chz]

With the legal floodgates open, I wonder what the people who previously held their tongues under threat of lawyer will have to say?
I'm thinking particularly of Fern Brady and Katherine Ryan who weren't too shy about dropping hints as to who they meant by "predator" in the past.

 

[tim]

Sunday Times front page is up. Several linked stories about Brand. Archived version of main one here. (Connections a bit flaky I imagine from unusual levels of traffic)
Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assaults and abuse

Enabled by all the media outlets both here and in the USA, who just do their best to minimise the reputational damage their star might cause. The only person who seemed to actively try and prevent abuse was a taxi driver.

 

[Sasaferrato]

It doesn't surprise me. The stunt he and the odious Ross pulled with Andrew Sachs, told me that he was an utterly revolting character.

 

[platinumsage]

Is it just Brand then? From what I’d read on Twitter I thought it was going to be loads of comedians.

 

[not a trot]

Due to appear at a concert at Wembley tonight. Heckling might be interesting.

 

[kebabking]

Due to appear at a concert at Wembley tonight. Heckling might be interesting.

I stir the cup, and the tea leaves spell technical issues....

 

[Chz]

Is it just Brand then? From what I’d read on Twitter I thought it was going to be loads of comedians.

There's been a lot of "well I can't name names" talk around a children's author over the years, as well. Edited the rest out, keep mistaking this for Reddit.

 

[pbsmooth]

Due to appear at a concert at Wembley tonight. Heckling might be interesting.

I fear his disciples may be more loyal than you think, hence his shameless video

 

[Humberto]

Chz I'm thinking that's one you might want to edit.

 

[mojo pixy]

I met RB at a friend's do at Club 333 on Old St, in 2001 .. or maybe 2002. Only once, anyway. It was enough. To paraphrase Graham Greene .. Mojo knew, before he had been in the club three hours, that here was a massive wanker.

(Sorry I have to clarify, one night there was this one particular wanker flitting about, playing the big I am and obviously trying it on with every woman he got near to, pissing off my friends and who at the time was just another coked-up prat you might meet in an Old St club any Saturday night. But a few years later this particular prat was all over the TV and I remembered, oh look it's that wanker who tried to snog all B's mates that night .. and so he has remained)

 

[LDC]

Due to appear at a concert at Wembley tonight. Heckling might be interesting.

Think unlikely they'll be any heckling from his fans. But oh god please let it be cancelled. Or the documentary beamed onto the screen behind him by a rogue techie.

 

[Chz]

Chz I'm thinking that's one you might want to edit.

Aye, wasn't thinking. Not quite the same rules as Reddit. Probably the place to go to if you want rumours and dirt right now.

 

[LDC]

Just watched his full video response, he puts it all down to a conspiracy and agenda to 'get him'. Elon Musk replied to him supportively as well.

FFS, 2023 what a time to be alive.

 

[Sue]

This seems to have been hyped as 'The hugest scoop of the year', but sad to say 'second-rate comedians are rapey arseholes' is hardly world-shaking.

Indeed. Wonder what more may come out though.

 

[Chz]

C4 now advertising the title as "Russel Brand :: In Plain Sight" so I don't think anyone else is going to get outed, unfortunately. (Unfortunately, because you know there have to be others)

 

[Sasaferrato]

That Times article is harrowing.

 

[The Octagon]

A more suspicious person might think his gradual shift to alt right media presentation and increased talk about being persecuted was preparing the ground for these allegations.

Apparently he's had several injunctions blocking certain stories right at the last minute in recent years, but he must have known his time was coming.

This way he can at least continue to grift some gullible wankers and pretend he's being targeted unfairly.

I've got a friend who works behind the scenes in BBC comedy and heard more than enough gross stories about him and a few other 'comedians'.

 

[T & P]

This seems to have been hyped as 'The hugest scoop of the year', but sad to say 'second-rate comedians are rapey arseholes' is hardly world-shaking.

The real tragedy is that the victims need to resort to telling their story to the media, rather than having been acted upon by the police.

 

[Pickman's model]

There's been a lot of "well I can't name names" talk around a children's author over the years, as well. Edited the rest out, keep mistaking this for Reddit.

I think Enid blyton's sins have long been known

 

[tim]

I think Enid blyton's sins have long been known

But not E. Nesbitt's!

 

[ouirdeaux]

I thought there was something dodgy about PL Travers, and there probably is, but looking at Wiki has failed to refresh my memory. However, there is a deeply weird adoption story that I didn't know about.

 

[danny la rouge]

The allegations are not in the least bit surprising. I had to stop reading that Times report, Jesus, that’s some vile stuff.

 

[Cloo]

Brand is exactly the type you can imagine therapy-speaking his way around someone's boundaries.

 

[agricola]

Enabled by all the media outlets both here and in the USA, who just do their best to minimise the reputational damage their star might cause. The only person who seemed to actively try and prevent abuse was a taxi driver.

All of that article was horrific but that was the bit that hit me the most.

As an aside, the Met have a specific operation - called MakeSafe - that is specifically aimed at cab drivers, hotel workers and anyone else who might come across kids in the same situation as Alice was.