CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Deadline reports:

Russell Brand has said he is “incredibly grateful” that his day in court is coming after being charged with rape and sexual assault by UK authorities.

The one-time Forgetting Sarah Marshall star said he was a “drug addict, sex addict and an imbecile” during his youth, but he was never a rapist. “I’ve never engaged in non-consensual activity. I pray that you can see that by looking in my eyes,” he told his social media followers on Friday.

Brand lashed out at British authorities for bringing the charges. “We’re very fortunate, I suppose, that this is happening at a time where we know that the law has become a kind of weapon to be used against people,” he said.

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— Russell Brand (@rustyrockets) April 4, 2025