Russell Brand breaks silence, begs for ‘support’ amid rape accusations: ‘Distressing week’

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raping and sexually assaulting four women, including a 16-year-old.“So…,” he captioned the short video clip in hopes of getting viewers’ attention. “Hello there, you awakening wonders,” Brand, 48, begins.He continues, “Obviously, it’s been an extraordinary and distressing week and I thank you very much for your support and for questioning the information that you have been presented with.“By now, you’re probably aware that the British government has asked big tech platforms to censor our online content and that some online platforms have complied with that request,” he says, referencing YouTube suspending Brand’s ability to make money on the platform following the allegations against him.

Brand continues: “What you may not know is that this happens in the context of the online safety bill which is a piece of UK legislation that grants sweeping surveillance and censorship powers and it’s a law that’s already been passed.A post shared by Russell Brand (@russellbrand)“I also don’t imagine that you’ve heard of the trusted news initiative and now, as often is the case when a word like ‘trusted’ is used as part of an acronym to describe an unelected body, trust is the last thing you should be offering.“The trusted news initiative is a collaboration between big tech and legacy media organizations to target, patrol, choke and shut down independent media organizations, like this one,” he says of Instagram.Katy Perry’s ex-husband proceeded to invite viewers to learn more about this ruling Monday on his Rumble show.

Rumble, a video app, is a rival of YouTube and is avowedly committed to free speech.The UK government sent Rumble a letter this week urging it to follow YouTube’s example and also “demonetize” Brand.However, the company.