Russel Brand seems to have an situation

[C R]

It looks like ITV and the Graun are co-ordinating something for (maybe) this afternoon. I'm not that fussed about the individual's losing this one per se (I think we probably all know who it is anyway), more about the principle of using the hurty feelings strategy to slap injunctions on public interest in celebrity sexual misbehaviour.

The Graun has the name on its front page now.

 

[Beebo]

Terrible timing for Walliams.
He made this story far bigger than it needed to be, and is now linked to Brand.

 

[AndyRM]

Terrible timing for Walliams.
He made this story far bigger than it needed to be, and is now linked to Brand.

Just tuning my tiny violin...

 

[C R]

Just tuning my tiny violin...

If you can tune it it isn't small enough.

 

[briantrumpet]

Terrible timing for Walliams.
He made this story far bigger than it needed to be, and is now linked to Brand.

Never has "serves him right" seemed so appropriate. Everything was his own choice, apart from the timing of Brand's conviction.

 

[briantrumpet]

This so tiresome. People were taken in by a conman, left and right. They can all apologise and say they were taken in and shouldn't have been. It's only those who carried on lauding him after the allegations became public who should be shamed relentlessly about it, especially if they dare cast stones for partisan ends.

 

[Beebo]

This so tiresome. People were taken in by a conman, left and right. They can all apologise and say they were taken in and shouldn't have been. It's only those who carried on lauding him after the allegations became public who should be shamed relentlessly about it, especially if they dare cast stones for partisan ends.

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Why is no one turning their guns on the weird Christian churches who took him in.
Just seems like very silly political points scoring.

 

[briantrumpet]

Why is no one turning their guns on the weird Christian churches who took him in.
Just seems like very silly political points scoring.

Zackly. Few people or organisations come out of this well. It ought to be (yet another) learning event, but we've had so many of them (not least Savile), and each time most people wring their hands, ask how it could possibly have happened, and say "Never again!"

 

[dutchguylivingintheuk]

If you can tune it it isn't small enough.

Hey, we have 200x zoom theses days

 

[AuroraSaab]

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-...-accused-sex-grooming-allegations-young-women

 

[C R]

Zackly. Few people or organisations come out of this well. It ought to be (yet another) learning event, but we've had so many of them (not least Savile), and each time most people wring their hands, ask how it could possibly have happened, and say "Never again!"

Did any left leaning organisations give him any significant space?

 

[Beebo]

Apparently Walliams was a Labour Party member until today.

 

[secretsqirrel]

This so tiresome. People were taken in by a conman, left and right. They can all apologise and say they were taken in and shouldn't have been. It's only those who carried on lauding him after the allegations became public who should be shamed relentlessly about it, especially if they dare cast stones for partisan ends.

GB News have gone through the same voyage of inner confusion…

 

[AuroraSaab]

Father and son, bonding and having a laugh over dad introducing his son to sex with prostitutes at 17.


View: https://x.com/treesey/status/2119817681826353427

 

[AndyRM]

Father and son, bonding and having a laugh over dad introducing his son to sex with prostitutes at 17.


View: https://x.com/treesey/status/2119817681826353427

I'm all for people having a close relationship with their parents, but that's rank.