Disgraced Russell Brand has spoken publicly for the first time about the numerous rape allegations he is facing. He denied the allegations and called them “hurtful attacks.”
Brand, 48, appeared on Tucker Carlson's X Show on Wednesday in a rambling and extensive 45-minute interview in which he addressed several times the allegations against him and the ongoing police and BBC investigations.
“Of course I deny all the allegations that have been made,” he said, adding: “I strongly reject the allegations.”
Arthur and Forgotten star Sarah Marshall described the crimes he is accused of as “appalling” before adding that the criticism he is facing is a “deliberate, profound attempt to astonish any dissent.” to silence in an aggressive manner.”
During interviews, he said that his infant son, who was 12 weeks old at the time, was undergoing heart surgery at the time of the documentary.
“My son was born with heart disease, when this happened he underwent heart surgery at 12 weeks old,” he told Carlson.
Brand has been interviewed by police twice in connection with a total of nine alleged crimes and the police investigation is ongoing. He has always maintained that his relationships were consensual.
Ep. 70 governments worked together to eliminate and destroy Russell Brand. This is his first interview since then. Check it out when you have a minute. It's one of the most brilliant explanations of the modern world you'll ever hear. pic.twitter.com/bCZDTYfZAZ
– Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) January 30, 2024
Russell Brand seen here appearing on Carlson's show on January 31st
Brand has always vehemently denied the allegations made against him and claimed that his relationships were “always consensual.”
Brand, pictured here with his wife and their three children earlier this month, has vehemently denied the allegations made against him, claiming his relationships have “always been consensual”.
British police announced in September that they had launched an investigation into a series of allegations of non-recent sexual offenses following media reports that women had accused Brand of a series of sexual assaults.
Brand has denied the allegations, which he described as “very serious,” and said on his social media channels that he has never had non-consensual sex.
There was no immediate response to a request from Brand representatives for comment on Sunday's report.
On Carlson's show, Brand said, “I put myself in a vulnerable position by being very promiscuous.”
“Attacks like this, in which I believe the most horrific crimes are committed, are very painful and hurtful. “But the stupid way I have lived in the past has consequences,” he continued.
Web revealed this week that Brand, who has three children with his wife of seven years Laura Gallacher, ran his business from a disused pub in the town of Pishall, Oxfordshire.
The report goes on to reveal that despite his constant claims that he was dropped due to sexual assault allegations, Brand earns almost £5 million a year from his controversial content.
When Brand first bought his space, he reportedly told locals of his plans to convert it into a cafe and wellness center, but has since converted it into the headquarters of his global company.
Carlson sat down for an interview with Brand in 2023, shortly after the host was fired from Fox News
During another portion of the Carlson broadcast, Brand's attention turned to David Icke.
“It scares me to think about it, Tucker, that people like Alex Jones and, in our country, David Icke … seemed to be ahead of the curve,” Brand said. It is “extraordinary” how long the two have been talking about “globalization”.
Since his 1995 book And the Truth Shall Set You Free, Icke has been accused of Holocaust denial. In the book, Icke claimed that prominent Jewish families “helped finance Adolf Hitler.”
He also wrote that schools “indoctrinate children with the unchallenged version of events” into the mainstream narrative about the Holocaust by using free copies of the film Schindler's List.
The relationship between Brand and Icke goes back almost 20 years. In 2008, Icke appeared twice as a guest on the Forgetting Sarah Marshall star's infamous BBC Radio 2 show.
According to the Anti-Defamation League, Jones, best known for his denials of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in which 20 children were shot, is not openly anti-Semitic but has “featured anti-Semitic guests on his show.” .
One of those guests, Kanye West, admitted that he “liked Hitler” in an interview on the show in December 2022. Icke himself was a guest on Jones' InfoWars show several times.
Brand pictured with Holocaust denier David Icke in 2008 at the height of Brand's ill-fated Hollywood career
Brand's transition from darling of the left to a favorite of the right has been described as “grift drift.”
This week, liberal watchdog Media Matters released a study of Brand's evolution from a left-wing darling to someone who “uncritically promotes right-wing figures and unfounded conspiracy theories.”
Less than a decade ago, Fox News host Greg Gutfeld called Brand “left-wing fellow student scum.” Over the past 18 months, Gutfeld has regularly spoken enthusiastically about Brand, saying the actor chose “truth” over “fame” when he gave up his film career.
Media Matters calls Brand's shift a “grift drift.”
Brand said during his appearance that he believes “authoritarianism” is being weaponized with words like “care, concern, security and convenience,” but that the ultimate goal is for individuals to lose their freedoms.
“It seems to me that we are in a time where we are sliding from one crisis to the next. “The crisis is always used to legitimize certain solutions, and a compliant or frightened public is ready to participate in these proposed solutions, which usually involve giving up their freedom,” he continued.
“We are constantly being asked to give up our freedom in exchange for security or convenience, and it appears that this process is radically escalating. “And I have a feeling we will see more of that in the coming year.”
Brand was questioned by London Metropolitan Police detectives over allegations of historical sexual offenses.
British police announced in September that they had launched an investigation into a series of allegations of non-recent sexual offenses following media reports that women had accused Brand of a series of sexual assaults.
Brand has denied the allegations, which he described as “very serious,” and said on his social media channels that he has never had non-consensual sex.
There was no immediate response to a request from Brand representatives for comment on Sunday's report.
“A man in his 40s attended a police station in south London on Thursday 16 November 2023,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement, declining to confirm whether arson was involved.
“He was questioned by investigators under caution in connection with three non-recent sexual offenses. “The investigation is ongoing,” police added.