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Report Shrewd_dude • November 5, 2026 2:44 PM GMT
It’s always a surprise when someone whose whole persona is based on being a sexual deviant turns out to be a sexual deviant.
Report Cider • November 5, 2026 2:52 PM GMT
Or young, promiscuous, intoxicated people regretting the way they used to behave, when they get older.
Report ----you-have-to-laugh--- • November 5, 2026 3:23 PM GMT
Throw the booky wook at him.
Report pandora1963 • November 5, 2026 3:38 PM GMT
Good riddance to rubbish
Report Cider • November 5, 2026 3:42 PM GMT
Death pen seems a bit harsh, panda
Report ----you-have-to-laugh--- • November 5, 2026 3:48 PM GMT
Just prisony wisony,
Report alun2005 • November 5, 2026 3:52 PM GMT
The guilty Brand was at one time ubiquitous, with lucrative TV, radio or newspaper column work for the Channel 4, BBC and Guardian.

Of course, none of them knew anything about his unseemly behaviour. AGAIN.
Report alun2005 • November 5, 2026 5:55 PM GMT
Who will ever forget this tragic forum posting from the run-up to the 2015 General Election, when Brand and Milliband had their moment of brotherly alliance, Brand told everyone to vote Labour, and the dumb Left saw this as the key election winning moment.

Facts 29 Apr 15 11:46 Joined: 05 May 03 | Topic/replies: 30,901 | Blogger: Facts's blog
Do not underestimate Russell Brand. He has powerful influence.


Result : BATTERED out of sight.
Report Cider • November 5, 2026 6:06 PM GMT
didn't he used to go on question time when people still watched it, batting for Labour ?
Report Escapee • November 5, 2026 6:14 PM GMT

you-have-to-laugh---

05 Nov 26 15:23
Throw the booky wook at him.


LaughLaughLaughLaugh

Report Cider • November 5, 2026 6:16 PM GMT
I suspect the conviction is likely to be pretty dubious. There can't be much by the way of firm evidence, just about how well embittered and humiliated people perform in front of a jury
Report ----you-have-to-laugh--- • November 5, 2026 6:23 PM GMT
Magaloons on twitter defending brand too

Another one that farrage will have to pretend he didn't know
Report timbuctooth • November 5, 2026 6:40 PM GMT
Leave the left, get stitched up
Report Stringvest • November 5, 2026 7:05 PM GMT
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Report Stringvest • November 5, 2026 7:06 PM GMT
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Report jollyswagman • November 5, 2026 8:17 PM GMT
in his more recent role as a conspiracy weirdo / alternative lifestyle guru he made a film promoting some kind of magic amulet as a means of protection against the bad energy of wifi and mobile phones. obviously he used a wifi mic whilst making the film the complete charlatan that he is.
Report MillridgeTanic • November 6, 2026 10:28 AM GMT
Another one that farrage will have to pretend he didn't know

And Milliband
Report Cider • November 6, 2026 10:47 AM GMT
Mr Barnum tweeted that day: 'Depressing to see media mission to discredit someone who stops playing their game and uses celebrity to help others. Keep going @rustyrockets [Brand's Twatter handle].'

The now-PM also praised a piece written by Brand for The Guardian about Margaret Thatcher, in which he said: 'I always felt sorry for her children.'

The piece caused outcry at the time and is still on the paper's website. Despite this, Mr Burnham posted a link to the article in 2013, describing it as the 'best thing ever written by a West Ham fan'.


lol
Report Cider • November 6, 2026 10:52 AM GMT
Brand endorsed Labour and urged people to vote. Labour went on to have its worst election result since 1987.

However, Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair's former director of communications, congratulated Mr Miliband on the interview.

He said at the time: 'I, for one, was glad when I heard Ed Miliband had said yes... what Russell Brand says and does matters more than what The Sun, the Mail, The Telegraph, the Star and the Express are going to say on election day.'


Grin
Report Ronaldmcdonald • November 6, 2026 12:47 PM GMT
Miliband must have been devasted to hear about his best mate's conviction. Typical degenerate leftie loons.

Farage was never endorsed by Brand.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nigel-farage-says-he-s-glad-russell-brand-didn-t-endorse-him-10224151.html
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Report ----you-have-to-laugh--- • November 6, 2026 1:41 PM GMT
And once rejected by decent society he had
no place to go other than become a right wing religious grifter.

Seems their standards are lower and the fan base more easily conned despite an abundance
of evidence.
Report Shrewd_dude • November 6, 2026 2:20 PM GMT
Laugh Donny having a mare here. A+ for effort trying to save his beloved Guardian and Labours blushes though.
Report DixieDean60 • November 6, 2026 3:04 PM GMT
Shrewd - Donny is the forum's own Comical Ali Laugh
Report Cider • November 6, 2026 3:11 PM GMT
Comical Ally (rainbow variety)
Report ----you-have-to-laugh--- • November 6, 2026 3:22 PM GMT
Ha ha, but it's true that brands last resort saloon was was grifting off thick right wingers.

Loz fox defending him whilst awaiting his trial, also grifting in last chance saloon of
thick right wingers.
Report Ronaldmcdonald • November 6, 2026 3:36 PM GMT
Check out all the coping going on with these leftie loons trying to disown him and pretend he's not a leftie. The left is so full of degenerates it's beyond belief.
Report Stringvest • November 6, 2026 3:39 PM GMT
Commie Filth Essex Mug
Report alun2005 • November 6, 2026 3:41 PM GMT
The appalling Russell Brand's offences all came from the time when he was fawned over by the Left. Never out of The Guardian, BBC and C4. They're now trying desperately to pretend that never happened.

Some particularly deluded "Progressives" even thought that Brand had enough sway with the young voters to get Labour elected in 2015.

Even "The Independent" newspaper has today run a political commentary piece about how Miliband should be "ashamed of snuggling up" to Brand.

Any sign of Milliclown making a statement to the House about what he knew and when he knew it? Two-Tier had to go public about his dealings with Mandelson.
Report alun2005 • November 6, 2026 3:50 PM GMT
LOLOL

The Guardian evidently having a go at rewriting history. ANYTHING to try and disappear from the scene of the crime.

SHAMELESS

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https://order-order.com/2026/11/06/guardians-rank-history-rewriting-russell-brand-hypocrisy/
Report DixieDean60 • November 6, 2026 4:02 PM GMT
Laurence Fox, is that it Donny ? 

In response i give you - Danepak Ed, Owen Jones, Burnham, the odious Alistair Campbell, George Monbiot as well as many other journalists at The Guardian and New Statesmen.
Report ----you-have-to-laugh--- • November 6, 2026 4:12 PM GMT
Whatabout, eh

Whilst Russell brand is grifting of thick right wingers, because he was cancelled elsewhere.

You just don't seem to get it, but that's likely
due to your low intelligence.
Report DixieDean60 • November 6, 2026 4:19 PM GMT
What part of "all his convictions relate to crimes during the period senior figures on the Left were fawning over him " is hard to understand ?

You really are the Durham Dunce, yet you accuse others of "not getting it " ffs what a clown Cry
Report alun2005 • November 6, 2026 4:21 PM GMT
Ye Gods, The Guardian was so in thrall to Brand they gave him the job of writing an Opinion piece about Lady Thatcher after she passed.

Brand was 4 years old when she became PM and 15 when she was ousted. Incredible that a nonentity like him would be handpicked to write her political epitaph.

Amazed they haven't deleted it yet or the remainder of his other pieces for them. Rewriting history comes naturally to Progressive Socialist Communist types.

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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/apr/09/russell-brand-margaret-thatcher
Report ----you-have-to-laugh--- • November 6, 2026 4:21 PM GMT
Non of it is hard to understand

But that he was forced out of that gang, and into grifting off thick right wingers instead, seems totally beyond your limited comprehension
Report Ronaldmcdonald • November 6, 2026 4:28 PM GMT
I thought I was supposed to be the clown around here.
Report Bloviator • November 6, 2026 4:31 PM GMT
You still are.
Report Escapee • November 6, 2026 4:32 PM GMT
YHTL does have a point, his crimes were widely known for at least 6 years, he got the boot from his customers when they knew, He looked for new customers and team woke right with their history of protecting pdfiles were willing to buy everything he was selling.


They bought everything. Look at the threads on this forum, right upto a few days before his conviction team woke right were backing him as the victim.
Report Stringvest • November 6, 2026 4:44 PM GMT
The social worker has turnt up ...time for a Pint Wink
Report alun2005 • November 6, 2026 5:51 PM GMT
Well said Mr O'Neill

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https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/11/05/good-riddance-to-the-insane-cult-of-russell-brand/
Report DixieDean60 • November 6, 2026 6:01 PM GMT
Escapee - what are you on about ? Brand went Tonto during the lockdown days and decided to try his luck with conspiracy nonsense.
Nobody is saying he didn't switch away from the Left at that time, but the incontrovertible fact is that ALL of his convictions (and other alleged offences) happened during the time senior Labour figures , politicians and publications were bigging him up in nauseating fashion EVEN THOUGH he had been binned by the BBC over the disgraceful Andrew Sachs incident. The most prominent of those politicians is our current Prime Minister LaughCry, You couldn't make it up.



There will always be some (on all sides of politics) who question evidence in cases like this, even if it seems clear he is guilty as heck. It happens in just about every court case, certainly high profile ones that get played out in public.

People can have opinions without "backing Brand as the victim". It doesn't mean they support him does it. Don't forget he wasn't found guilty on all charges, the jury has to be convinced beyond reasonable doubt and so there were obviously question marks in their minds around a couple of the charges brought against him.

As for "his crimes were widely known for at least six years", well that's just plain wrong as the Dispatches programme and newspaper articles only came out in September 2023.
Report jollyswagman • November 6, 2026 6:23 PM GMT
his own rear entrance will be getting re-branded regularly for the next 5-10 years.
Report the old nanny ;-) • November 6, 2026 6:24 PM GMT
had his head in a womans lap Nose facing inwards , And touched a womans Breast
Report ----you-have-to-laugh--- • November 6, 2026 6:24 PM GMT
Check out what Dan Neidle has to say on his twitter account re Russel Brand and a victim called Sylvie Berki.  It’s another very distressing read. Without doubt Sylvie’s case needs exposing.

2014
Report the old nanny ;-) • November 6, 2026 6:25 PM GMT
Cant stand the man , but the Evidence is Flimsy at best

More to come see what they are
Report the old nanny ;-) • November 6, 2026 6:26 PM GMT
Not heard of that one Donnie
Report Shrewd_dude • November 6, 2026 7:03 PM GMT
Looks like Brand thought he could get away with all sorts of deviance when he was being surrounded over and fawned over by the left then realised when he moved to "team woke right" as Escapee likes to call it he realised he had to stop that behaviour and turn over a new leaf.

I wonder what it is about lefties that made him feel he could get away with it when amongst them.
Report Ronaldmcdonald • November 6, 2026 7:26 PM GMT
Now we know why he came up with a surprise last minute endorsement of Miliband and begged all his fans to vote for him. He would have been much better shielded from legal problems with a prime minister in his pocket.
Report Escapee • November 6, 2026 7:32 PM GMT
How many times has this count mentioned milliband?


Crazy

Your desperation has become mildy amusing to watch.
Report Ronaldmcdonald • November 6, 2026 7:34 PM GMT
Check out the cope.
Report Escapee • November 6, 2026 7:39 PM GMT
You're not coping well are you.

Gurgling "milliband" on these threads everytime you take your thumb out of your mouth.
Report Susquehanna • November 6, 2026 9:16 PM GMT
Brand is someone who went a very long way with very limited talent.

In regards to the verdict as I haven't been following the case, was he convicted because....

a) there was irrefutable evidence
b) the word of witnesses
c) he said / she said (and a lot of she's at that)

?
Report timbuctooth • November 6, 2026 10:13 PM GMT
c)

And what she/they said was in direct contradiction to what they have been saying for 20 years.

The deep state strikes again, they got the dissident
Report pandora1963 • November 6, 2026 11:19 PM GMT
So all these women are liars, everyone of them, and poor old Pervy Russ is just hard done by. Shall we get the violins out ?
Report Cider • November 7, 2026 8:08 AM GMT
Quite obviously (for example), the perception of an event occurring when an individual is immature and carefree is often completely different to when they look back on things they did when they are middle aged and mature. Many people would be shamed and ashamed of what they were willing to do decades ago. They might even want to/find it easier to cope by putting the blame for their poor choices at the time on other people.

That is a generalisation. Nobody knows for sure unless they were there all those years ago. We are however in possession of logic, and logic tells you that young people can be infatuated by 'stars' and getting some attention from them, get treated/used by them, and regret that activity in later life. Is it criminal, more than likely not, but this case seems to revolve around this individual being a horrible person and treating some of the women throwing themselves at him badly ie taking advantage. But, applying logic again, I'd say it's most likely to have been consenting activity at the time (and regret, sometimes deep) afterwards. It's probably why he was a trophy boy of the political left at the time. A woman scorned can be vindictive, given the opportunity. This character might be a genuine waypist, but I think it's less likely, personally.
Report sageform • November 7, 2026 11:14 AM GMT
When Brand or Markle are mentioned on a news bulletin I turn it off or change channels. How the fate of these 2 odious men is supposed to interest me is a mystery. Especially when we have 2 active war zones, an economic crisis, an upheaval in the US Congress, planes being grounded, thousands of tonnes of food going to waste and protesters trashing large parts of Europe!
Report Cider • November 7, 2026 11:35 AM GMT
Pretty obvious, modern day legacy media will never resist the opportunity to give older white dudes a good kicking. ie VIRTUE SIGNALLING. Especially one like Brand who is now lambasted for the behaviour he used to be celebrated for in the mainstream, and by politicians. To be honest I know very little about Markle (aside from the very basics), and care even less. But people will definitely see it as another opportunity to flex up their VIRTUE SIGNALLING.
Report Cider • November 7, 2026 11:39 AM GMT
And clickbait. Clicks are currency, and both stories are likely to appeal to red top / twatter types.
Report FOYLESWAR • November 8, 2026 11:38 AM GMT
not defending he may have been a wrong un but  back in the day the press /media championed him as "swordsman of the year " he was young and possibly reckless did those birds not have an inkling that if they went to a hotel room with said  swordsman that tea and scones and seeing his etchings so to speak might not be top of the list in nightime activitys.
Report Shrewd_dude • November 8, 2026 1:34 PM GMT
Foyle the victim of the r8pe had a threesome with him 2 weeks before hand in his dressing room at a gig 5 minutes after meeting him.

She was by all extents not a shrinking violet herself but equally that doesn’t mean he was entitled to take her up the wrong un without permission which is what the jury believed happened.
Report Cider • November 8, 2026 3:06 PM GMT
Someone you sha$$ed 15 years ago claims you did her up the chuffer as well, which she now claims she didn't consent to, and then you're a convicted waypist. What a wonderful world it's turning into.
Report A_T • November 8, 2026 3:57 PM GMT
now he's a convicted rapist Brand a forum hero for shrewd/cider
Report Ronaldmcdonald • November 8, 2026 4:18 PM GMT
I can see why the jury took a dim view of the back door degeneracy. The average person thinks it's degenerate even when it's consentual.
Report Shrewd_dude • November 8, 2026 5:46 PM GMT
now he's a convicted rapist Brand a forum hero for shrewd/cider

Do you want to point out the parts that I have made him out to be heroic? You might want to read the thread or get a responsible adult to read it out for you in particular the second post on the thread.

You really are one of the thickest idiots on here and that says a lot.
Report Ronaldmcdonald • November 8, 2026 5:55 PM GMT
There could be more charges for Brand. Mark Rowley appealed for more victims to come forward and said he wouldn't be surprised if many, many more come forward. Makes sense I suppose, but I wonder why there was no appeal for victims of grooming gangs.
Report Cider • November 8, 2026 6:20 PM GMT
now he's a convicted rapist Brand a forum hero for shrewd/cider


It doesn't bother me that he was a darling of the left wing establishment. I can look past that.

A prosecution of this nature, with no actual evidence afaik should bother all of us.
Report ----you-have-to-laugh--- • November 8, 2026 6:28 PM GMT
Rapists should be worried.
Report Ronaldmcdonald • November 8, 2026 6:33 PM GMT
Unless they belong to the right book club yhtl apparently. Why do you think it's so much more high priority for the likes of Rowley to appeal for victims of Brand to come forward than victims of grooming gangs?
Report Cider • November 8, 2026 6:40 PM GMT
Grape gangs aren't even a corollary as children can't consent to sexx with adults, even if they think that they wanted to. It's therefore a much lower bar for a conviction, the CPS only needed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that sexx happened/was organised.
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