Paramount+ is the latest streamer to pull Russell Brand’s comedy from service
In the wake of sexual assault allegations, multiple streamers are re-evaluating whether they want to be in the Russell Brand business
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Paramount+ has just become the latest streamer to pull content from comedian and media personality Russell Brand from its library; per THR, the service has joined the BBC in removing material from Brand, presumably in response to recent accusations of rape that have been made against him. Brand was accused of sexual assault by at least four women in a recent report from Channel 4 and The Times; although he’s denied them, the allegations have also resurfaced other accusations of misconduct from throughout his career.
News of Brand’s material being pulled from the streaming service comes just a day after YouTube announced that it was shutting down monetization on Brand’s channel, claiming he’d violated its “creator responsibility policy,” and, thus, cutting Brand off from one of his primary revenue streams during this “no longer starring in movies, mostly just showing up in social media videos” portion of his career. (Podcasting brand Acast followed suit, pulling ads from Brand’s shows.) The BBC, meanwhile, issued a statement on Tuesday saying it was pulling some of Brand’s material off of its streaming library, as it “now falls below public expectations.”
Paramount+ issued no such statements tonight—but it did swiftly pull Brand’s 2009 comedy special, Russell Brand In New York City, off of its streaming roster. Elsewhere, at least one of his current specials—2018's Re:Birth—is still currently available on Netflix, with no signs of imminent departure, while several of his movies, including Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him To The Greek, remain available in multiple places. Meanwhile, he’s postponed the end of his current stand-up tour, and has been dropped by his management company. When the report was preparing to be released, Brand issued a video denying the claims against him—suggesting that the mainstream media had an “agenda” in its decision to report on the multiple accusations of sexual assault against him.
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People are so sensitive. Nothin wrong with a lil hanky panky
Brave of you to stand up for rapey wapey.
Dude’s a troll of the “lol u gave me any attention at all” stripe, which is to say the dumbest kind of troll in existence.They could use a die-off.
When it comes to woketards, dumb is all there is. Woketards be stoopid
You wanna smell ma poot too dumbfuck?
Never reply to that fuckhead
You should take your own advice dumbfuck. Now smell ma poot slut
Take your own advice you dumb slut!
Thanky Wanky! Just like ma pee pee, I’m taking a stand!
Arthur he does what he pleases
Dont know who Arthur is but he sounds like ma kinda guy!
Fuck off, incel.
Die bitch
Smell my poot slut
…while several of his movies, including Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him To The Greek, remain available in multiple places.That’s not unusual though, is it? I don’t think I’ve heard of movies being removed from streaming after it came out that one of the actors/directors/producers was a terrible person or criminal. Like justwatch.com tells me I could watch That 70’s Show on Peacock right now if I wanted.
The only one I can think of is the Cosby show and that’s because his name is in the title.
It’s still shown daily on TVOne.
That was temporary, it’s still being run in syndication on TV.
Once again, not only does No mean No, but if she isn’t in a position to understand yes or no, then the default is NO. Any “intimate interaction” at that point is still rape.
There’s a good reason that “no” is pretty much universal in language
“several of his movies, including Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him To The Greek, remain available in multiple places.”I wouldn’t call FSM his movie. GHTTG, yeah, that may lean a bit more to his way. But I’d say it’s just as much Jonah Hill’s movie too.But with Jonah Hill’s own recent revelations, yeah, kick GHTTG from wherever. I doubt anyone would cry over it.
Russell Brand should have known he is one of those people that nobody would give any benefit of the doubt to because he’s been telling us what a skeezy, rapey person he is his entire career.
It’s always the people you 100% expect.
“Elsewhere, at least one of his current specials—2018’s Re:Birth—is still currently available on Netflix, with no signs of imminent departure”
Sort of like how there was no sign of imminent departure before P+ pulled thir Brand special?
…while several of his movies, including Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him To The Greek, remain available in multiple places.Settle down, Joseph McCarthy. Joseph McCarthy
I’m assuming Paramount+ will be dropping all Miramax product? No?
I wouldn’t have been surprised by allegations from his out-of-control self-harming junkie period, but allegations from his newly-sober yoga and meditation nerd period were a bit of an unexpected angle of approach.