r/movies • u/Moonskaraos • 23h ago

News Comedian Russell Brand charged with rape

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0457d02e9go
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u/gwen-heart 18h ago

It was during his acting career and he asked for divorce just as she was about to start a concert.

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u/ExperienceLoss 17h ago

Via text message

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u/RyghtHandMan 16h ago

You gotta wonder what it's like to be the person that this person dumped

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u/-Felyx- 14h ago

She's doing fine now. She upgraded to Orlando Bloom

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u/suspicious-sauce 14h ago

The Elf?

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u/UnableInvestment8753 13h ago

How about a friend?

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u/KacerRex 13h ago

Aye, I could do that.

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u/noldor41 12h ago

Aye, I could do that.

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u/the_madclown 11h ago

And my axe!

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u/DadmomAngrypants 9h ago

Shall I find you a box?

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u/BawdyBadger 1h ago

Don't tell the Elf

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u/cCowgirl 14h ago

The sword makers apprentice?

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u/meowzicalchairs 13h ago

The whelp?

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u/Plus-Stable-8946 12h ago

The HOT elf.

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u/PrimeMinestrone 7h ago

No, the pirate.

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u/Princess_Shall 6h ago

She has his bow

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u/HugginSmiles 13h ago

Jamie Lannisters brother?

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u/ApolloXLII 6h ago

Orlando Bloomin Onion

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u/Swert0 14h ago

Damn, good for her.

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u/TGin-the-goldy 11h ago

MASSIVE upgrade

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u/Phoenix_GU 8h ago

100 times better!

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u/Relative_Bathroom824 11h ago

He downgraded from, well, everybody he's dated.

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u/PlayMp1 5h ago

Hey, she fits in that line up perfectly fine

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u/Hippiebigbuckle 14h ago

It’s not that uncommon. Manipulators like Brand count on other people’s good nature in order to abuse it.

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u/matt_minderbinder 5h ago

And Perry grew up in a high demand religion with extremely devout family. Those people are primed to overlook obvious red flags and avoid asking the uncomfortable questions.

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u/Bullets_TML 15h ago

No one's ever called him smart, so there's that

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u/sanderson1983 14h ago

Very articulate, I'll give him that.

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u/hatsnatcher23 14h ago

Articulate in a regurgitative and vain way maybe.

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u/nobuhok 15h ago

From his other girl's phone.

No, just kidding, but it was through text.

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u/sick-with-sadness 13h ago

It was fucking SAAAD bro

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u/blonderengel 1h ago

Classy.

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u/hiresometoast 17h ago

Very manipulative timing on his part

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u/Jean-LucBacardi 17h ago

Least weird thing she's done.

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u/no_talent_ass_clown 13h ago

AND SHE DID.

I'm sure that "the show must go on" but in her documentary she shows the greatest internal fortitude I've ever seen.

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u/psilokan 12h ago

I mean, she's a piece of shit too, but ok

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u/gwen-heart 11h ago

She wasn’t hated when the documentary came out and for that moment I also felt empathy but was amazed at how she still went on with a tour. Her being horrible came as a realization more recently for some but that moment is still impressive to think about.

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u/wayofthegenttickle 7h ago

Im completely out of the loop, why is she horrible?

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u/TGin-the-goldy 11h ago

“Career”

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u/gwen-heart 11h ago

just didn’t want to write era or whatever it’s part of his resume at any rate 🤷‍♀️