Actor Russell Brand spoke out for the first time following allegations of sexual assault in a video released on social media this Friday (22). He thanked the support of those who were questioning the leaked information about the alleged crimes and criticized what he called “censorship by the British government”. Brand had his YouTube channel without being able to earn money.
YouTube said it “suspended monetization on Russell Brand’s channel” for violating its Creator Responsibility Policy, which sets standards for how creators should behave on and off the platform,” the statement said.
“It has been an extraordinary and harrowing week and I am very grateful for your support and for questioning the information presented to you. By now you probably know that the British government has asked big tech platforms to censor our online content,” he said .
“Some online platforms have complied with this request. What you may not know is that this is happening in the context of the Online Safety Act – this is UK legislation that grants broad surveillance and censorship powers and is a law that has already been passed ( …) The Trusted News Initiative is a collaboration between large technology and traditional media organizations to target, patrol, stifle and shut down independent media organizations like this one.”
Brand is accused of sexual assaults by four women between 2006 and 2013, while he was a presenter on BBC Radio 2 and Channel 4. He reportedly became a Hollywood actor after these episodes. Known for his roles in films such as “The Hangover” and “The Worst Job in the World”, and also for his marriage to Katy Perry, between 2010 and 2012, the artist refuted the allegations even before they were published in the media.
“Amidst this litany of surprising and even baroque attacks, there are some very serious allegations that I absolutely refute,” Brand said in the video. He further commented that although he had previously spoken about a “time of promiscuity” in his life, encounters at that time were “always consensual”.
Source: Folha
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