Justice is served, Russell Brand will rightfully be in jail for a long time, and all those who enabled him and looked the other way at the peak of his power have a lot to answer for.

2 hours ago, Dobbo said:

Well it's all come out now, Brand facing over 10 years in prison and Walliams effectively finished.

Is he going to appeal, the verdict or the sentancing?

So glad Russell Brand was found guilty, I was worried that he'd get off based on not enough evidence, the fact he's being tried for two more cases shows there's more coming out and he'll hopefully be away for even beyond his sentence, it was horrendous hearing those visceral accounts on the documentary and it was obviously well known to almost everyone in the industry (Katherine Ryan told him straight to his face). The 2000s was a horrendous time for this sort of open secrets of abuse and he was a lot of the reason why.

Not surprised at all by David Walliams and I hope he goes away similarly based on what I've read, there was obviously a lot more going on to the allegations that got him sacked from BGT. His books were some of Harper's biggest products and contributed a significant amount of their profits, dropping him despite that shows it was really serious.

Russell Brand has always given me proper Charles Manson vibes.

‘It wasn’t long until he asked me if I’d ever had sex before’: David Walliams accused of preying on young women for sex

Alex had just returned from school and was watching The Simpsons in her bedroom when the phone rang. She distinctly recalls the first thing he said. “Hi, it’s David Walliams. You know, off the telly!” It was January 2004. Alex was 15 and studying for her GCSEs. Walliams was 32 and a rising star with the comedy sketch show Little Britain.

A few days earlier, Alex had been to a fan event where Walliams had signed autographs as his character Lou. Wearing a frizzy wig and a black leather jacket, he looked up at Alex as her mother took a photograph. As she approached Walliams, Alex remembers him saying: “You’re a very attractive lady.”

With ambitions of becoming a comedy writer, Alex says she gave him some printouts of scripts she had written. She included a cover letter with her contact details, but she did not expect him to get in touch.

When he did, she was so excited that immediately after the call she made a record of the conversation in youthful scrawl across four sides of A4 paper. “David Walliams phoned me!!” she wrote. “He said he thought my scripts are VERY FUNNY!” She noted how Walliams had been surprised when she told him she was still at school, asking her: “Right, so you’re, what, 15, 16?”

The notes describe how they talked about her exams, as well as the enticing possibility of him getting tickets for her to watch a live performance of Little Britain. At the end of the call, he told her to stay in touch. He gave her his email address after she reassured him she would not pass it on to anyone. “He said that he trusts me,” she wrote.

Over the next two years, Alex says, she and Walliams spoke on the phone on a couple of occasions and exchanged multiple emails. She was amazed that a rising star of the comedy world was suggesting he could help her. By the time she was 17, she says, they were having sex.

I'm so glad he has been convicted, I was so worried he was going to get away with it due to his profile.

I've seen some deeply troubling posts shared by friends and family, defending Russell Brand, and whilst I recognise that everyone is entitled to their own opinions, what has concerned me the most is the narrative being created around those who report sexual violence.

This is precisely why so many people remain silent. More needs to be done to support victims and while I agree everyone deserves a fair trial and a chance to be heard, these stupid posts of "there's no evidence" (Yes there is, the victims and witnesses are evidence), and "It's only since he stop being left wing and started accusing big Pharma that this has come to light." (so what? Doesn't make him not guilty), really help nobody, especially not the victims you are essentially calling liars.

I will say, while I'm glad he got a lengthy sentence, it's bittersweet as I know someone who only got 2 years and served just 8 months in the end, it makes a mockery of the system. Also multiple sentences can be served at the same time so additional crimes don't necessarily mean extra time. I hope he isn't out in 5.

On 18/09/2023 at 15:25, Doctor Blind said:

 

Really? I immediately thought of David Walliams tbh but that would ofc be stretching the definition of the word 'comedian' beyond all linguistic precedent.

Speaking of Walliams, the World of David Walliams section at Alton Towers has now been permanently removed because of what he did.