r/movies 22h ago

News Comedian Russell Brand charged with rape

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0457d02e9go
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u/runwkufgrwe 22h ago

Nah, he was always a scamming piece of shit. He just changed what his scam was and who it targeted.

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u/vtron 22h ago

Those two statements aren't mutually exclusive.

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u/GeekAesthete 22h ago

That doesn’t negate the previous comment.

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u/CraigTheIrishman 18h ago

He never struck me as a scammer (not deliberately, anyway), just someone who is absolutely obsessed with the sound of his voice, and is articulate enough to convince others that what he says is Deeeep, Bro!, even though there isn't much substance to it. I never understood the obsession. There was something, idk, greasy about his personality? To borrow a ladies' expression: he always gave me the ick.