The brave victims of Russell Brand’s misogyny deserve full support. This time, let’s get it right

The media’s treatment of the woman Brand so famously humiliated on his radio show was shameful. Hopefully things have changed 

Back in the day, a lot of people were thrilled to be on what they thought was Russell’s side of the line. Picture: Collins Photos

Contemplating the notion of crossing the line, Russell Brand once remarked: “As I always say, there is no line. People draw that line in afterwards to fuck you up.” Anyway: here we all are in the afterwards.

Back in the day, though, a lot of people were thrilled to be on what they thought was Russell’s side of the line. For a certain type of mournfully uncool man on the left, Russell Brand was quite the excitement. You only had to watch their little faces in his presence — lit up at being fleetingly indulged by the kind of guy who would probably have bullied them at school.