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Revealed: Russell Brand Exited Comedy Central’s ‘Roast Battle’ After Facing Sexual Predator Claims On-Camera

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Just saw a comedian say that it was a known secret within the UK comedy scene that he was like this. Seems like it's been known for a while but people have only just decided to come forward, which seems to be common in these cases.
- “Ryan has previously spoken about her experience on Roast Battle, but has not named Brand or the show she was working on. In an appearance on BBC series Louis Theroux Interviews... last year, Ryan revealed that she confronted her unnamed co-star: “I – in front of loads of people, in the format of the show – said to this person’s face that they are a predator.”
  Deadline has confirmed with multiple sources that she was referring to Brand and Roast Battle. Ryan told Theroux that she did not name her colleague because it was a “litigious minefield” and she had not personally been assaulted by Brand.”
  That potential threat of litigation may have played a role.
  
  That potential threat of litigation may have played a role.
  Could she not have gone to the police? I know such and such is a sexual nonce please investigate?
- How many more “known secrets” are at large in the media? It seems nearly all of these scandalised public figures have that same thread in common - everyone knew they were a wrong’un but nobody spoke up about it.
  
  In the documentary they talk about a WhatsApp group between female comedians so they can warn each other about predators in the industry. Sounds like someone should just dump that on the internet.
- Unfortunately the UKs libel laws make these kind of things difficult, especially if you're a smaller comedian and Brand was, for a bit, a Hollywood level star with the money and solicitors to bury you.
  This investigation took four years across three media outlets to properly piece together, and gather enough evidence to get their legal teams to sign off on the release.
One person familiar with the matter said Brand was “absolutely furious” at being targeted by Ryan. This person said other comedians may have also called out Brand, though this has not been confirmed by those who worked on the show. Two other sources said he demanded that producers protect him from being roasted by his fellow comedians.
Snowflake literally gets off on sexual assault and rape, gets poor widdle fee-fees hurt when someone calls him on it. Excuse me while I go try to find my microscopic violin again ...
- He was regularly abused as a kid, so I'm certain he's damaged quite severely, but I'd like more evidence before I bang the gavel, I'd suggest you do likewise.
  
  He has had a number of days to organize his rebuttal and you know what he hasn't done? He has never denied that he had a relationship with a 16-year-old when he was 37. He also apparently thinks that a 'consensual relationship' gives him free rein to do what he pleases - because he also has not said that these incidents never happened, just that the relationships were 'consensual'.
  So you know what? idgaf what his excuses are, I don't care what he claims. And while I have sympathy for the abuse he's gone through, you work through that on your own, in your twenties - you don't take it out on other people in your late thirties. There's a point where you move from abusee to abuser, and Brand has long since crossed that line.
  
  People are allowed to have opinions about cases that haven't been fully investigated yet. Jimmy Savile never got convicted but I'm pretty sure he wasn't innocent.
  
  I was also regularly abused as a kid and I can confirm I've never dated a teenager while in my 30s. Being abused is not an excuse for perpetuating abuse.
  You lambast others for their reductive thinking while you post something like that? Pots and kettles come to mind.
Without meaning to derail the conversation about that creep; Katherine Ryan is the most gorgeous woman I’ve ever seen.

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