r/movies • u/Moonskaraos • 22h ago

News Comedian Russell Brand charged with rape

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0457d02e9go
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u/Misternogo 21h ago

We need to stop throwing around words like they don't have definitions. Using words like this without care can having seriously lasting damage.

This man is not a "comedian."

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u/MoneyTreeFiddy 18h ago

Ok, fine. Alleged comedian.

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u/FixedFun1 16h ago

Man accused of being a comedian...

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u/Savings_Background50 14h ago

Having sat through one of his shows because I promised a friend who adored him, this line really resonated with me.

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u/FixedFun1 14h ago

I unfortunately saw Bedtime Stories (Disney).

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u/alpackabackapacka 18h ago

Had me in the first half, good one!

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u/MikeX1000 13h ago

your comment is arguably funnier than this freak ever was in the past 20 years