FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 19 | History Defined

Rumble defends Russell Brand’s advertising income, criticises MPs’ ‘disturbing’ letter

‘We don’t agree with the behaviour of many Rumble creators, but we refuse to penalise them for actions that have nothing to do with our platform’

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

‘Furious’ Russell Brand ‘left Roast Battle’ after Katherine Ryan ‘predator’ remarks

Comedians appeared together on the Comedy Central reality series in 2018

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

Russell Brand news – latest: Comedian ‘exposed himself to woman then laughed about it on BBC radio’

Brand vehemently denies accusations of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

Culture Secretary tells media bosses to review processes in wake of Brand claims

Lucy Frazer made her comments during a keynote speech at the Royal Television Society Cambridge Conference.

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

What is Rumble, the video-sharing platform ‘immune to cancel culture’?

The $2bn platform where Russell Brand has 1.4 million followers is popular among conservative commentators and conspiracy theorists

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023

In the Russell Brand scandal, let’s remember the women

Letters: Too often, the women at the heart of these stories are stripped of their humanity and treated as if they have no worth, writes one reader. Plus letters from Hettie Hope, Angela Donnelly, Michele Roberts and Linda Karlsen

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023

Russell Brand: why it is so difficult for people to come forward with sexual assault allegations

When writer E. Jean Carroll was asked why she finally went public – after more than 25 years – to accuse then US president Donald Trump of sexual assault, her response was something that countless others have thought: “Think of how many women have come forward and nothing happens.”

The Conversation · Sep 20, 2023

Russell Brand allegations show how TV tolerated ‘terrible behaviour’, says C4 chief

Alex Mahon says broadcasters were happy to show footage of Brand making misogynistic jokes about sex ‘not that long ago’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023

Russell Brand dropped by festival over sexual assault allegations

Russell Brand has been dropped as speaker at Wanderlust Festival in Australia over sex attack claims

Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2023

Channel 4 boss says Russell Brand claims show ‘terrible behaviour towards women tolerated’

Alex Mahon made her comments as she opened the Royal Television Society’s Cambridge Convention

Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2023