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YouTube suspends Russell Brand from making money off his channel — The suspension comes following the publication of rape and sexual assault allegations against the British star (www.nbcnews.com)
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YouTube suspends Russell Brand from making money off his channel — The suspension comes following the publication of rape and sexual assault allegations against the British star::YouTube has blocked Russell Brand from making money off its platform and the BBC pulled some of his shows from its online streaming service in the wake of rape and sexual assault allegations against the comedian-turned-influencer.

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[–] -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

I only see allegations, no convictions. Remember what happened to Kevin Spacey and Julian Assange?

For what it's worth: I'm not saying he's innocent. But to go from allegation to conviction, you'll need a judge in my book. Not a trial by media.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Well there are cases where one unnamed source makes an unprovable accusation, and then there are cases with multiple alleged victims over the span of a decade...

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  • [+] -7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    don't pretend like it would be impossible for the powers that be to conjure up people to make simultaneous accusations to get someone out of the public arena

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    So you're willing to believe that "the powers that be" would fake a +10 year string of sexual misconduct allegations against some British B-Tier celeb, but are at the same time incapable of fixing the courts?

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  • [–] -5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yes? It's orders of magnitude easier to get someone to make false accusations than to fix the court system. Not sure that's a controversial statement.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    So do you think these accusations were done in preparation, or someone has a serious grudge against Russell, or are we all being retconned?

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