This is The Guardian.
Today, the crimes of Russell Brand.
Quick warning before we start, this episode does contain explicit language and graphic description of sexual abuse.
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We've seen many iterations of Russell Brand.
Camp Camden goth, outrageous stand-up and TV host.
Hi, how are you?
I'm very well.
Do you need assistance walking in your spectacular outfit?
Hollywood star.
I'm presenting an Oscar with Helen Mirren.
Political anarchist and reborn Christian conspiracy theorist.
I'm telling you that I love Jesus.
Jesus.
That unless people are following Christ, they will fail you and they will let you down.
Russell Brand always wanted to be famous.
And when he arrived into celebrity in the 2000s, he was seen as a breath of fresh air.
Hypercamp, hypersexual, hyperarticulate.
Brand was considered edgy by TV and radio commissioners and funnier than anyone else by his fans.