Russell Brand - Legend or Bellend ?.

[Giraffe]

I’m very uncomfortable with trial by the media. If someone wants to make a complaint, let them go to the police, go through the process. Having a reputation completely wrecked on this way is unacceptable. Same with Schofield. Same with Huw Edwards. Regardless of what they’ve done this country is based on a legal system that is copied throughout the world. Accused should not be named until found guilty by a jury.

 

[Hugo Rune]

I’m very uncomfortable with trial by the media. If someone wants to make a complaint, let them go to the police, go through the process. Having a reputation completely wrecked on this way is unacceptable. Same with Schofield. Same with Huw Edwards. Regardless of what they’ve done this country is based on a legal system that is copied throughout the world. Accused should not be named until found guilty by a jury.

Were you more comfortable with what happened with Saville? No investigative journalist’s hunting him down, but plenty of rumours about his abhorrent behaviour and all his victims too scared or traumatised to come forward.

Like Brand, he was an iconic, recognisable celebrity figure who was incredibly rich & powerful with bullying lawyers to match. What would you say to all Saville’s victims who didn’t go to the police?

Maybe a trial by media was exactly what was needed with Saville? Better than the old ***t dying knowing he’d got away with it.

 

[Jackthelad]

But what has that got to do with an at least four investigation into an English comedian?

Read the previous posts.

 

[vegster]

The BBC is " Urgently looking at the issues raised by the allegations "..So, as usual the BBC shites itself over any possible fallout from their time employing Brand....none of the other media entities seem that worried. The poor old BEEB are so scared of upsetting the Tory government and getting another undeserved pasting.

Anyone who employed Brand should take a long hard look at themselves but, only the BBC will.

 

[Napper]

Just watched . Despite the eery music - not convinced

Guilty of being a twat and creep yes

Seems to promise girls the world to get them into bed which has resulted in a lot of scorned women

 

[clapham_gull]

I’m very uncomfortable with trial by the media. If someone wants to make a complaint, let them go to the police, go through the process. Having a reputation completely wrecked on this way is unacceptable. Same with Schofield. Same with Huw Edwards. Regardless of what they’ve done this country is based on a legal system that is copied throughout the world. Accused should not be named until found guilty by a jury.

But these aren't complaints given to the police they are stories told to journalists. The law is still there if the stories are untrue.

It can also be very expensive in this country if you get it wrong.

Incidentally the person in question has been very happy on at least two occasions to publicly name who he has slept with. Oddly directing the comments to their parents or grandparents.

Russell Brand rowed with Rod Stewart after crude remark about daughter

Singer took Brand to task during an awards ceremony in 2006 after he made lewd comments about his daughter

www.independent.co.uk

"Accused should not be named until found guilty by a jury" - now there's a leap. Did you mean charged ?

I think you are confusing police investigations and investigative journalism.

 

[Justice]

Struggling to get my head round that 23 people voted legend in the 2007 poll. I know there was only 2 choices and those who liked him wouldn’t have voted bellend. A legend for what though?

Everyone’s a legend these days, fix a leaking pipe - what a legend

 

[Weststander]

Just watched . Despite the eery music - not convinced

Guilty of being a twat and creep yes

Seems to promise girls the world to get them into bed which has resulted in a lot of scorned women

Trying to rape his PA, whilst the entourage waited outside hearing the screams. One of whom later apologised to her for not acting. Followed by Brand saying sorry in texts.

The old smooothie.

 

[Javeaseagull]

Everyone’s a legend these days, fix a leaking pipe - what a legend

Do something mildly amazing and you are a rock star! Allegedly

 

[BN9 BHA]

Everyone’s a legend these days, fix a leaking pipe - what a legend

Apologies for derailing the thread for the daily plumber v electrician posts

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

No attempt to explain why so means you are full of shit unless you are being ironic.

i thought it was obvious.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Were you more comfortable with what happened with Saville? No investigative journalist’s hunting him down, but plenty of rumours about his abhorrent behaviour and all his victims too scared or traumatised to come forward.

Like Brand, he was an iconic, recognisable celebrity figure who was incredibly rich & powerful with bullying lawyers to match. What would you say to all Saville’s victims who didn’t go to the police?

Maybe a trial by media was exactly what was needed with Saville? Better than the old ***t dying knowing he’d got away with it.

Two victims of Savile did go to the police. One in Surrey and one in Sussex. The problem was that neither force talked to each other, so there was no pattern to compare, nor known similarities of attack.
easily dismissed as fans complaining.

 

[Justice]

Apologies for derailing the thread for the daily plumber v electrician posts

 

[BN9 BHA]

His little face lights up when the string comes out the other end

 

[HH Brighton]

Seems fairly obvious he's spent the last few years distancing himself as much as possible from his past. At the same time doing talks at women charities and banging on about the media/conspiracies. Almost as if he knew this day would come..

 

[Justice]

His little face lights up when the string comes out the other end

Basic physics did seem to amuse him

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

It clearly states in Dispatches that it was when Brand was 30 so between 2005 and 2006.

It also states that ‘Alice’s’ friend worked in the same building that Brand presented an MTV show from and that is where they met.

So Alice is now 33.

I’m very uncomfortable with trial by the media. If someone wants to make a complaint, let them go to the police, go through the process. Having a reputation completely wrecked on this way is unacceptable. Same with Schofield. Same with Huw Edwards. Regardless of what they’ve done this country is based on a legal system that is copied throughout the world. Accused should not be named until found guilty by a jury.

I agree. And yet...

It could be argued to be a legitimate strategy to draw reluctant victims into speaking up.

I just hope the CPS have got it right on this occasion.

Oh. Hang on. It's a newspaper, fishing for money.

As you were. This isn't right.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Were you more comfortable with what happened with Saville? No investigative journalist’s hunting him down, but plenty of rumours about his abhorrent behaviour and all his victims too scared or traumatised to come forward.

Like Brand, he was an iconic, recognisable celebrity figure who was incredibly rich & powerful with bullying lawyers to match. What would you say to all Saville’s victims who didn’t go to the police?

Maybe a trial by media was exactly what was needed with Saville? Better than the old ***t dying knowing he’d got away with it.

If it all turns out to be false then there will be no harm done to Brand. He'll write it into his act. So, as I cogitate, yes, perhaps the media splurge, motivated by money-making as it may be notwithstanding, is for the best.

 

[Wozza]

 

[jackalbion]

This makes me think of the time in a drunken state I emailed the club asking if it was a conspiracy that they sold out of U21 tickets before I could buy one.