Russell Brand has spoken out in a recent video blasting “deep state collusion” following allegations of rape.
The comedian took to social media on Friday night to defend himself (September 22).
Brand was accused of alleged rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse during a seven-year period – which he strongly denies – as detailed in Channel 4’s recent Dispatches documentary.
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After the Dispatches investigation aired last weekend, Brand chose not to engage on social media and notably didn’t resume his usual daily broadcasts on platforms like YouTube or Rumble after issuing his initial denial.
However, he has since addressed the allegations presented in the documentary and denied all claims. In this documentary, the comedian, known as Rusty Rockets, was labeled as a “devil,” a “groomer,” and a “narcissist” by individuals who claimed to be his victims.
Taking to Instagram tonight, he said: “Hello there you awakening wonders, obviously, it’s been an extraordinary and distressing week and I thank you very much for your support and for questioning the information you’ve been presented with. By now, you’re probably aware that the British government have asked big tech platforms to censor our online content.
“Some online platforms, have complied with that request. What you may not know is that this happens in the context of the Online Saftey Bill – this is UK legislation that grants sweeping surveillance and censorship powers and is a law that has already been passed.”
Brand then compelled his listeners to refrain from trusting news sources, claiming they were trying to shut down Independent media organisations.
“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 organisations to target, patrol, choke and shut down independent media organisations like this one.”
He went on to explain that he will be exploring this matter further on his show on Rumble this coming Monday (September 22) and declared that there is a war going on between several major trusted new providers and digital platforms.
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He continued: “We’ll be talking about that on our show on Monday on Rumble but just to give you an idea on what the TNI is, this is a quote from one of their spokespeople,” before the screen showed a message which read ‘Because actually the real rivalry now is not between for example the BBC and CNN globally, it’s actually between all trusted news providers and… digital platforms.”
Following the broadcast, remaining tour dates were postponed and a fifth woman claimed to have been sexually assaulted by the comedian.
Brand’s content on Channel 4 has been removed by the broadcaster following the allegations being made public and the BBC has confirmed that they are looking into allegations of misconduct by Brand during his time working for the corporation as a matter of urgency.
The Metropolitan Police on Monday released a new statement stating they have now received a report of a sexual assault, which is alleged to have happened in London 20 years ago. Officers confirmed they are in contact with the woman.
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