 Russell Brand has denied accusations of rape and sexual assault made against him by four women in a Channel 4 Dispatches documentary which aired on Saturday night. Ahead of the documentary's release, the 48-year-old comedian posted a video to social media, branding the allegations as false and a 'coordinated attack' by the mainstream media to try and 'control' his voice. Brand was a regular fixture on prime time TV and in Hollywood films for many years, but in recent years has stepped away from this and has formulated a cult following on his social media channels. His YouTube channel now boasts 6.6 million subscribers, his X account more than 11 million followers. Brand uses his large platforms to critique mainstream media – and has been accused of promoting conspiracy theories. From comedian to political activist Over the years, Brand has shifted from a comedian and actor – playing a large part in shaping late-noughties pop culture – to a political campaigner and commentator. An early example of his political punditry was when he was interviewed by Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight, where Brand famously said that he does not vote in elections and encouraged the British public to do the same. When asked by Paxman what a revolution would look like, Brand replied: 'A socialist egalitarian system based on the massive redistribution of wealth, [with] heavy taxation of corporations. 'I think the very concept of profit should be hugely reduced […] I say profit is a filthy word, because wherever there is a profit there is also a deficit.' In the same year, he also guest edited a special edition of the New Statesmen, in which he objected to the destruction of the earth through greed and exploitation. Brand appeared on BBC Question Time, alongside former UKIP leader Nigel Farage the following year, whom he called a 'pound shop Enoch-Powell.' In the lead up to the 2015 election, Brand published an intervie){kind=link}
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Russell Brand has denied accusations of rape and sexual assault made against him by four women in a Channel 4 Dispatches documentary which aired on Saturday night.
Ahead of the documentary’s release, the 48-year-old comedian posted a video to social media, branding the allegations as false and a ‘coordinated attack’ by the mainstream media to try and ‘control’ his voice.
Brand was a regular fixture on prime time TV and in Hollywood films for many years, but in recent years has stepped away from this and has formulated a cult following on his social media channels.
His YouTube channel now boasts 6.6 million subscribers, his X account more than 11 million followers.