Russell Brand is being investigated by a second UK police force in the wake of the allegations last month.
21.09.2023 - 20:41 / perezhilton.com
Oof! Dannii Minogue once called Russell Brand a “vile predator” — and this was over a DECADE before he was accused of sexual assault!
In a resurfaced interview with The Mirror from 2006, the pop star told the outlet she had a rough experience when she was interviewed on his short-lived MTV UK show 1 Leicester Square. She was already “unnerved” about the chat because of his history of odd behavior. Totally bashing the 48-year-old, she said:
The Australian singer went on to argue he had an obvious sex problem, adding:
Jeez…
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Dannie — the younger sister of Kylie Minogue — went on to say the Forgetting Sarah Marshall star followed her down a corridor allegedly begging for her phone number. Creepy! And besides the obvious concern there, this is no way to treat a guest on your show, either! She elaborated:
Damn… What did he say?! While she insisted “just uttering the words would make me blush,” she noted he was inappropriately remarking on her “fabulous breasts.” Summing up the Hop alum’s infamous reputation she added:
And while she thinks he is “obviously very intelligent,” she was turned off by the amount of makeup he wore and insisted “he’s just not my type.”
For what it’s worth, Russell has been accused of several sexual incidents from 2006 to 2013, and the London Police are investigating a report from 2003. So, that all allegedly went down around the same time Dannii would’ve met him…
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Russell Brand is being investigated by a second UK police force in the wake of the allegations last month.
exposé reported allegations earlier this month that the British comedian, 48, raped and abused four women between 2006 and 2013.Tesla founder Musk, 52, had a conversation on X Spaces with conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro, 39, on Thursday in which they discussed Brand.Musk gave his two cents, saying that there needs to be a “conviction.”“It can’t be guilty until proven innocent. Because obviously we’re just sort of in the witch burning phase here; just being declared a witch is enough to make you a witch and be burnt,” the father of 11 explained.The billionaire added that “anyone could be accused at any time of false charges, and we can’t be destroying their lives on the potential of false accusations.”Musk further noted that the “Get Him to the Greek” actor “rattled the cage” of the “powers that be.”He continued to state that the public should ask why the accusations against Brand are coming to light a decade after the incidents allegedly occurred.
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Russell Brand has posted a video addressing a “distressing week” following allegations of rape, sexual assault and controlling behaviour by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches in a joint investigation.The actor, comedian and presenter had already denied what he termed “very serious criminal allegations” in a video that was released last week (September 15). In the video, Brand insisted that his relationships have always been consensual.The allegations against Brand relate to a seven year period “at the height of his fame” between 2006 and 2013 according to The Sunday Times and come from four women, one of whom was 16 at the time.
raping and sexually assaulting four women, including a 16-year-old.“So…,” he captioned the short video clip in hopes of getting viewers’ attention. “Hello there, you awakening wonders,” Brand, 48, begins.He continues, “Obviously, it’s been an extraordinary and distressing week and I thank you very much for your support and for questioning the information that you have been presented with.“By now, you’re probably aware that the British government has asked big tech platforms to censor our online content and that some online platforms have complied with that request,” he says, referencing YouTube suspending Brand’s ability to make money on the platform following the allegations against him.
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Rod Stewart during an awards ceremony in the mid-’00s.The TV star, who has managed her husband Ozzy Osbourne‘s solo act and band Black Sabbath over the years, said in a new interview that she wasn’t impressed by Brand’s behaviour at the 2006 GQ Men Of The Year Awards.Her comments came in the wake of Brand last week being accused of rape and sexual assaults alleged to have taken place between 2006 and 2013. Brand has denied those claims.Sharon made the remarks on TalkTV Wednesday, September 20, saying [via Metro]: “The only thing I can say about Russell Brand, is the two things I don’t like, was when he spoke about… one of them is a very good friend of ours, Kimberley Stewart, about what he had done to Kimberley Stewart in front of [Rod].”She continued: “And then he did the same with Sir Bob Geldof… You just don’t do that to people’s families, when that father is in the room.
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