YouTube suspends Russell Brand from making money off his channel — The suspension comes following the publication of rape and sexual assault allegations against the British star::YouTube has blocked Russell Brand from making money off its platform and the BBC pulled some of his shows from its online streaming service in the wake of rape and sexual assault allegations against the comedian-turned-influencer.

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    1 year ago

    Just a reminder that there are a far more allegations against Trump, and Trump has been found liable for rape, and yet Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination.

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        1 year ago

        I think it’s important to point it out. The other rapist is exalted when he should be getting shut down too.

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            1 year ago

            Yeah. Here:

            https://amp.theguardian.com/culture/2023/sep/17/a-timeline-of-sexual-assault-allegations-against-russell-brand

            Of all those claims, these stuck out:

            • a 16 year old in 2006 when he was 30 and gave her instructions to hide from parents. Underage is rape.

            • In 2012 he is accused of raping a woman who was treated in a Rape Treatment Center afterwards.

            • In 2020, there was another 16 year old and evidently his manager believed him at first and then issued a statement saying he was misled and terminated business with him.

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              1 year ago

              I only see allegations, no convictions. Remember what happened to Kevin Spacey and Julian Assange?

              For what it’s worth: I’m not saying he’s innocent. But to go from allegation to conviction, you’ll need a judge in my book. Not a trial by media.

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                1 year ago

                Well there are cases where one unnamed source makes an unprovable accusation, and then there are cases with multiple alleged victims over the span of a decade…

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                  1 year ago

                  don’t pretend like it would be impossible for the powers that be to conjure up people to make simultaneous accusations to get someone out of the public arena

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                    1 year ago

                    So you’re willing to believe that “the powers that be” would fake a +10 year string of sexual misconduct allegations against some British B-Tier celeb, but are at the same time incapable of fixing the courts?