British comedian Russell Brand has posted a video denying “serious criminal allegations” set to be made against him in an upcoming television program.
“But amidst this litany of astonishing, rather baroque attacks, are some very serious allegations that I absolutely refute,” Brand said.
"These allegations pertain to the time when I was working in the mainstream, when I was in the newspapers all the time, when I was in the movies.
"And as I’ve written about extensively in my books, I was very, very promiscuous. Now, during that time of promiscuity, the relationships I had were absolutely always consensual.
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ruh roh, Russell.
Who the fuck is silencing him? He was on all the UK shows a few years ago and eventually it was tanking the ratings.
Nobody is stopping him from saying whatever he wants. I just don’t care about his weird ramblings. If he’s on TV I am not watching.
Not being given a soapbox does not equate to being silenced.