Now we’ll see how many bought Brand’s anti-‘mainstream media’ shtick
Russell Brand leaving the Troubadour Wembley Park theatre in north-west London after performing a comedy set on Saturday night. Picture: James Manning/PA
Russell Brand has spent the past decade telling the world not to trust the mainstream media industry. Now the comedian will find out whether the wider public has bought into this scorched-earth narrative — or if they believe the claims of rape and sexual assault reported in the and on Channel 4 over the weekend.
The allegations against Brand — which he denies — once again leave the British media industry reeling from claims that a prominent man was able to misuse his position for sexual pleasure.
