“Ultimately The TRUTH Will Come Out!” | Media Lawyer Examines Russell Brand Allegations 

Media reports are not police reports. Kudos for not disabling comments.

Innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, trial by 12 jurors NOT trial by media!

Brand was warned there would be a hatchet job when he exposed pharma. When will the media stop protecting pharma and discuss excess deaths ?

If you feel you've been a victim of a crime, don't you normally go and report it to the police and report it as soon as possible? Why wait years and then decide to go snivelling to our dodgy media to make a complaint?

Four years of investigation and didn’t contact police?

If it's "unhelpful" for Elon musk to show his support, then so is "believe all women ' without evidence, without being heard in a court of law, pretty sure the 1st port of call should be the police not the paper's.

I’m not a RB fan, but innocent until proven guilt (not by media).

If these so reputable TV stations have been forensically looking into these allegations. Why are they waiting till now to investigate themselves?

The 16 year old he supposedly "raped" now works for channel 4......................IMAGINE MY SHOCK!

Shameful, 4 years in the making and coming out now? No such thing as coincidence.

How about a C4 Dispatches about Epstein's black book and the regular 'hi-profile' visitors to Lolita Island?

BBC & Channel 4 investigate 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Russell is obviously flying over a very vulnerable target to get this sort of flak.

So these woman were so upset, so violated by how he treated them that they went to the press rather than the police.....

If a crime has been committed shouldn't the accuser go to the police before the media. We shouldn't have trial by Social media either.

I have to say, if you can simultaneously be anonymous whilst televising your story to the world and given the fact that both men and women are capable of lying, i feel the accused should remain anonymous until charges are bought forward at very least.. this is trial by media, with that said if he did it, lock him up and if he didn't leave him alone.

We all knew this was going to happen after he started exposing the elite! 😊

Why didn't these women go to the Police before the story was released ? Why did they have to use actors in the dark , all done for effect!!!

Evidence and proof are required and if no proof and false allegations...these women need to face the consequences of that as does Brand if he is guilty. Thats how it works. What has gone against the women here is going via media....why? Why not police and no media. Plus..."public interest". Hate this phrase, its not public interest its gossip mongering and people happy to watch someones life crumble due to allegations irrespective of the presence of evidence and proof

They have done this to many of those who oppose, but when will we look deeply at them and their ties to Epstien

When I was sexually assaulted as an innocent 11 year old I went straight to my Mum who called the police. I'm sorry I just don't understand how these women sat on these stories for decades and then spoke to the media instead of the police and I can't help wondering if Brand was as left wing as he used to be and hadn't been red pilled in recent years if this would be happening at all. There is a reasonable chance that he is being targeted, maybe not by all but by some and he made it easy for them because he's been so open about his past promiscuity. I'm not siding with him, if a court of law finds him guilty he must be punished but part of me also is sympathetic as he has reformed his life and has a third child on the way. He also employs many people. The trial by media must end and let the legal system take over.

pity the 'journalists' are not so keen on the epstein case as many others have pointed out, and of course did their job during cv19 and reported both sides of the information and called out the govt and media's psyop against the citizens of the country, the damage their actions were having on people and the mental stress on children

when was he arrested? oh he's not been arrested! when's the court date? oh there's no court date! when did the victims go to the police? oh they never went to the police! I sense a stich up!

Before 1986, people accused of rape/sexual assault were not allowed to be named until they were charged. Thatcher changed the law.

What was the reason the c4 show titled Russel as a social media misinformation spreader ,then you get to the true understanding of the medias agenda

When a man starts speaking against governments and big pharma etc, he’s suddenly accused of sexual abuse etc 😂. Typical. Whoever writes these scripts should be a bit more original

Just your daily reminder people like Andrew Malkinson exist.. 17 years for a crime he didn't commit.

I think we all know why the matrix is going after russell .

thats the problem it hasnt been investigated by the proper people, its been investigated and reported by people with a vested interest in damaging Russell Brands reputation and credibility

I remember when you were innocent until proven guilty, now you're guilty and have to prove you're not. Strange how prosecutors no longer have to have solid proof of guilt anymore and just go by someones word or testimony and I would think there is many more than one person with a grudge against Russell Brand. I don't know whether the allegations are true or not, but the media have no right to publish information or name the accused. before the outcome of a court.

If the accuser has the legal right to anonymity in such cases, then so should the accused. Isn't that equality. Instead, Brand is going through trial by public opinion. If the Times and Channel 4 were really interested in justice then all the findings of their investigation should have been handed to the police first rather than broadcast across the world.

Smells like a total stitch up

Promiscuity is not illegal.

dont like brand but those so called victims knew what they got into ,this is about how much money they can get out of it all

Go after big pharma......this is the result 🙄🙄🙄

Not one of these women made a statement to the Police; there is no public record of these accusations. Who in their right mind would take the Sunday Times or C4 seriously? Also, a critical question needs to be answered: were these women paid by The Sunday Times and C4 for their stories?

surely "grooming" is a term that applies to children. The age of consent is 16 in the UK. Grooming shouldn't be conflated with inappropriate.

Encouraging to see so many people in the comments know exactly what's going on here. MSN - RIP.

The truth that he's being silenced because they don't like what he's saying? That truth?

Wow. it's increasingly obvious that the vast majority of people support RB. If anything, this 'trial by media' sting seems to have increased RB's popularity in the public's eye. Thank God that people have 'woken up' and realised that you really can't necessarily believe everything you read in the papers or see on TV.

Society now bases its conclusions before the results are in. A sad indictment to be honest.

So, these women went to the media but not the police? If so, I'm not interested. In fact, I'm not interested unless he's found guilty in a court of law.

Its amazing how many women seem to report things multiple years and sometimes decades after supposed actions - very strange that - almost as though they have spent years thinking about it and making up the story to make them a victim and make themselves feel better about doing things they regret in the past. Happens a lot.

Funny she didn’t say this about Prince Andrew. Who is definitely a pervert but has yet to be charged with anything

It seems very odd to me that allegations of this sort would be put out on TV before being reported to police. If the call now is for a 'proper' investigation, why wasn't an official report made first? Whether RB is guilty or not, his defense team now have the golden ticket of making out the accuser's motives are financial and not in search of justice for a wrongdoing. I watched most of the C4 show on Friday, till the point I fell asleep there was only one actual criminal offence alleged and lot of questioning his morals in relation to sex and relationships. The bit about him showing his mate the pictures women had sent to him was really out of place considering an actual r*pe allegation was made in the segment prior, I mean seriously... if you're going to sext a character like Russel Brand is it reasonable to expect he is keeping those images confidential? Is it also damning that a personality repeatedly voted 'top shagger' would invite female audience members of his shows behind the scenes? those women that accepted the invitation did so of their own volition and to this point, have not made any allegations. Including these points cheapens and weakens the overall case, a case that should be treated with utmost seriousness.

All these women raped by him yet didn't feel the need to protect other women from him? Get away!

Ive never liked or approved of Brand. Stories of victims can be reported with their names withheld BUT so too should the alleged accused have annonimity until found guilty everyone is innocent until allegations proven.

And why are all the alleged victims opting to remain anonymous surely thats suspicious itself

"Why was that not dealt with at the time?" Well here's the thing, you see. When it suits a media outlet to have an outrageous star on their books, that really sells to the public, you leave him alone and let him self destruct. You don't help him to deal with his very serious addictions - you subliminally massage them. He courts attention, and sells views. Winner! I guess that his addictions just weren't serious enough for his employer to help him with - alcohol, drugs and sex - he's more of an asset like that than he is as a media outlet himself, who exposes wrong doing in the upper classes. Innocent until proven guilty - we should never forget that because remember - you could be next.

Smear campaign because he has more viewers then all print press combined in the uk and more individual viewers per show then any terrestrial or sat tv show in the uk also

If only the media and ppl showed as much enthusiasm for the victims of grooming gangs…or Epstein.

How is it that these "victims" hold off their accusations for years to even decades until the accused is a threat to the establishment machine THEN it is suddenly paramount that "justice be served?"

When i was in school in 2005 i remember the girls screaming ontop of their lungs what dirty things they wanted to do with him and a lot of others. now when we're grown up and theyv failed in life............. here they are

I disagree that any of the allegations are credible as of now. Only in a court will that be dealt with. 1) The "text" messages show signs of doctoring imagery. In other words, some of the text is copied and pasted and you can tell because of the absurd image noise in the text themselves, there are also missing time stamps and dates, as well as one date which is actually crooked on the image. 2) If brand did indeed receive threatening emails as he said just before the stories dropped then that to me speaks volumes that this is a complete and utter hit job. 3) They went to the media first. Sorry but I do not want to hear BS about being ashamed or something like that, stop with the cope. Believe all women is a lie, because women lie more to themselves and each other than men do. THEY SHOULD OF GONE TO THE POLICE FIRST. 4) Having used chatGPT for over a year now, patterns form within its writing due to the language used. A lot of the articles read like a chatGPT response. If this is indeed a hit job, they will ultimately have caused more damage to real victims of crimes than anyone else. Which is just sad. We MUST have a law where by the media CANNOT release accusations or allegations of a crime, weaponizing the media should be OFF the table, it is "news" but they have no right to start a trial by media over it when they have their own invested interests in shutting him up. Massive conflict of interest and zero ethics. If it turns out to be false all of it, then the media must be punished. THEY HAVE to be punished for such wreckless behaviour.

What can be proven or disproven so many years after the fact? Not even murderers are convicted on the basis of "I have to believe the victims". Why are the standards of justice for sexual crimes so much lower?

Mainstream media vs the people who challenge it.

Historic sexual crime legislation should be limited to 2 years before lapsing if alleged victims don't come forward within crime taking place within that 2years time period. Allowing forever cases is a huge injustice, inappropriate and open to abuse against innocent people or against ideological/political opponents.

Channel 4 hit piece because he has the ‘wrong’ views.

So why were the texts doctored, as is now being reported and some saying that this is the case. I think this case is really strange. I also believe these girls first port of call should have been the police and not the newspapers. Why would you go to channel 4, the times and Endemol, it doesn't make any sense to me !!!!

Probably the same as the Andrew Tate attack, there are many powerful people who don't want their voices to be quite so loud. Suddenly a bunch of people come out of the woodwork. We will see what happens but reputation get a smashing regardless - they should keep these things under wraps until the end of trial.

I’m shocked that comments aren’t disabled, Sly news the times etc won’t allow freedom of speech.

Odd that this is alledged so many years later. Very odd.

Why should Russell be put out to the media before there has been a court case proving him guilty yet the "victims" dont show their faces or even use their own voices 🤷 "they" want rid of him because if his popularity on his channel with millions of viewers, speaking out about the big companies, big pharma etc.....

If it is ‘trial by media’ these days, and not due process, then Elon Musk’s statement is as helpful as any other statement which calls for his downfall, but offering support may hold back some of the vultures and jackals.

Brand says truths against the establishment, the establishment attack brand. Either you tow the line or they go after you.

If there are people saying they believe the allegations then why say Elon Musk saying he doesn’t believe them “is unhelpful”? For fairness this man being interviewed should have said that people saying they believe or disbelieve is unhelpful or not mention this belief issue at all.

I truly find it astonishing that women do this- the female talking about getting a BBC car ride to RB's place/hotel room. She *got* into the car, knowing where she was going, and what was going to happen. I'm pretty sure she felt really special at the time, and was thrilled to be noticed and wanted by RB. Her parents knew, and they were probably just as thrilled as she was, at the time. The female who went to his house late at night after he asked her to go through- she had slept with him previously. The young runner said that it was consensual. I'm a female b.t.w. I honestly don't get it- if you're having consensual s*x with someone, and you go to *their* place, why did you go? People are acting like he jumped out of bushes and raped them.

I feel that people making accusations against ,celebrities ‘ are seeing a cash cow. Big payouts, either to shut up or go away. It seems so easy for women to accuse someone as a form of bullying, but also, when young, they have intimacy with a celebrity and keep it quiet until a time when they need money.

The media should go to the police first and keep it quiet until the real facts are known and the case has been to court and if found guilty or not guilty then open to the public eye and not before. Court or no court, Brand is scared for life and probably never get another job in the media at least. I also think this is the real reason behind this story. If you speak out, then these acusations are the best way to shut you up and get you out of the way.

If he is found innocent can we please jail these women for 10yrs .

Mr Brand is so obviously being set up...............

Good to see JHB and Bev Turner standing up for fairness.

Yes, but the damage to his reputation can never be undone. Will the accusers be disciplined if it’s untrue? Probably not.

The timing of this is very telling

Well for one thing he’s got money now and he’s famous and so they’re going to come out of the woodwork now whether he’s guilty or not. They want money!!! But I don’t know much about this yet so I’ll not say to much. But we’ve got to remember Johnny Depp, he was most certainly innocent!!!

The timing of this is interesting.

What is the definition of 'consent', can it be rescinded after 10 years, is it what a text message says?

Wow they really are threatened by him then.

Who started digging all this up?

I do not doubt that having a relationship with Russell Brand, at least in his worst period, was emotionally negative in relation to what these women thought they might achieve/wanted. But... one of the women responded to a booty call at 2pm! She was in a form of relationship with Brand. I doubt she was unaware of what she was going there for. She admitted in texts that she made a bad decision, i.e. she made a decision. His relationship with a 16 year was horrible, but that is the law in this country. My guess is the people demonising Brand would not want the age raised, as it should be. Those same people think that a 16 is old enough to make adult decisions. I personally do not.

I can't stand this bloke but since when are tabloids the law, where are the police investigating

His successful therapy for many addictions required complete openness and honesty, and if there was any criminality, those treating him would have had a requirement to report it.

Anyone abused should go straight to the police. Once its in the media it is twisted and tainted and unfair. These women have named Brand but it seems unfair that they are un-named. Hopefully should Brand be innocent these women will serve the same sentence he might have got?

Why are they all coming forward at the exact same time when they had years to do so something seems off about all of it

Being a father of a daughter myself it was the account of the 16 year old girl that affected me the most. Whether Brand is guilty or not I will not speculate, but I wonder if it is on time that the law for the age of consent be raised to perhaps age 21. I have lost count of how many interviews I have heard on TV from women who say that they felt "controlled" "manipulated" "naive" "did not fully understand what they were doing" because they were "too young." And of course they are right. When we are in our teens we are naive. Raising the age of consent would protect young women from s3xual predators and from themselves. Perhaps some kind of "metoo" movement should be started: #"raiseconsent21

You can bump into someone today and 20years later be accused of a sexual assault....

Why do these women go to the polce first? why did they go to the media first?

They should get actor to play the part of these acclaimed victims ,so they can see how crazy throwing themsleves at celebrities is,so girls can learn from this ,the ones whom chase footballers and the likes !!

We must hold on to “Presumption of Innocence, end of, let’s wait until the facts come out in court or other, wait for the facts, I know this gets in the way of a juicy story, but parts of our society will crumble without this legal premise

Russel Brand is an extremely well known actor who was very big in Hollywood at one time. My question is, when all these very famous Hollywood actors were getting outed left right and centre during the me too movement, how did RB manage to get through that period completely unscathed, when all these other Hollywood actors were being accused. If there is so many people he has done this to, then how is it possible, not even one of them came forward at the height of the me too movement, when it was presumably the easiest time to air an accusation. It just doesn't make sense to me

I wonder why they wait all these years later and then report it to paper not the police I was 16 once a long time ago and at 16 you know what what your doing I am not a fan of RB but being tried by media is wrong

I believe Russell Brand. It was only a matter of time until those he is exposing came after him.

Getting ridiculous now. When are we going to stop hounding men for things done in a different time. I drove when drunk, I drove without a seatbelt, I smacked my son......all done at a time when all of these were acceptable. I understand if I did any of them now it would be illegal but don't expected to be charged for doing something legal when I did it. Fame chasers.

If he did what he’s accused of then he should face the full force of the law. The issue I have is these women have gone down the media route not the police, these are allegations that should have been investigated by detectives not journalists, now we have trial by media, which the media loves and feasts on the story until something else juicy comes along that they move onto. They leave behind multiple lives that have been devastated, leave the police in a very difficult position and if it does end up in court the possibility that all this hype will have left those who will serve on the jury already exposed to the story and more than likely some of them will have already formed a prejudice one way or the other. That is interference of the judicial proceedings and may mean either a guilty person getting off or an innocent person going to prison. We all have a duty of citizens to report a crime if we become aware of it, journalists shouldn’t be allowed to profit or pretend they’re doing something in the public interest when they’re clearly not, they’re own reporting shows they have allowed somebody they claim to be a sexual predator to walk the streets for many months without doing anything to protect the public at large because it wasn’t a juicy story at the time. Did these same media outlets not make a massive deal and run stories against the Met for not doing anything about David Carrick despite getting multiple reports of his activities before he was finally arrested? Yet here we are journalists getting multiple reports from multiple women about a man allegedly committing sexual crimes being allowed to go about his life and nothing was done, how many women have the BBC and C4 left vulnerable to attack in that time, how many more crimes could have been committed in that time, all for a gotcha moment.

I'm with him, I think they have it out for him.

My money is on a few stupid,easily lead girls who were hoping to become Mrs Brand and are still upset that they aren't.Why now?

This is a worrying trend and people on both sides have had their say about Brand but as it stands the Police have not charged him and none of those who claim to have been assaulted or raped have made formal allegations. If it comes to trial I don't know how a jury could be impartial if they have watched the documentary accusing him or watched his own channel refuting the claims. Trial by television is an appalling way to deal with such serious issues.

Hoping and praying Russell is vindicated of these allegations. Women and the media need to learn they can't just accuse someone of something and ruin their life. Its horrific that you can just televise something so serious when there hasn't been a prosecution. I am absolutely as a woman appalled at this. .

I remember a few women coming forward and accusing Noel Clarke of sexual assault and harassment, the lad lost all his jobs and was dragged through a trail by media.....and the outcome.....he was innocent cases dropped and he now has to rebuild his life, here we are again.

Why didn’t they go to the police when it happened ?