Over the years, Russell Brand has engaged with an array of wild and worrying conspiracy theories that he has discussed and shared with his army of followers online
After finding fame as an eccentric and risque stand-up comedian and actor, Russell Brand has spent the last few years transforming himself into a guru for an army of disenfranchised fans attracted by right-wing conspiracy theories.
First launching his internet career in 2014 with his own YouTube series, the 48-year-old’s followers most significantly grew during the Covid pandemic, when he started to question the government, the pharmaceutical industry and “mainstream media”. As of today, YouTube has suspended the monetisation of Brand’s channel, which boasts 6.6 million subscribers, for “violating our Creator Responsibility policy” following allegations of rape and sexual assault.
Brand has been accused of sexual assault, rape and emotional abuse by several women at the height of his career working for the BBC, Channel 4 and starring in Hollywood films. The Met says they have also received an allegation of sexual assault in Soho, central London, in 2003. Brand responded ahead of the Channel 4 Dispatches documentary Russell Brand: In Plain Sight , with a YouTube video in which he said he “absolutely refutes” the very serious allegations. As the spotlight intensifies on Brand, we have taken a look back on some of the wildest conspiracy theories Brand has become involved inâ¦.
Russell Brand regularly targets Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, with his latest attack on the billionaire questioning his motives for investing in lab-grown meat. Captioning his video, Brand questions whether his motives for fighting food waste and climate change are “true motives” or just “food fascism”.