I've never watched any of his videos so I don't know whether he is or not, but is there a single right wing voice who doesn't get labeled a grifter on this sub-forum? I don't think there is.
Pretty sure Russell Brand is left wing. He just seems to believe there is a deep state and that the prospect of an unelected bureaucracy colluding with mega corporation wielding power is actually a bad thing. That seems to be enough to make him “right wing” but most liberals used to think that was a bad thing back when they weren’t confident the unholy alliance of government agencies(FBI, medical establishment) and corporations could work in their favor.
Russell Brand is a left wing guy that specifically hated the western covid response but also recognizes who benefits from the bias and corruption. Neoliberals. Democrat party. He also acknowledges that Trump and his supporters don’t always get fair treatment. I’m less versed on his stances In UK politics.
He used to shit on the mainstream media corruption in 2014 as well when he was considered a top leftist voice. In fact, I think Vox or a similar left wing rag ranked him as the top left wing intellectual with guys like Chomsky. Just about none of his stances have changed. Maybe a decade ago, he even did a similar viral whimsical rant on mainstream media as a guest on Morning Joe on MSNBC that he did earlier this year on Bill Maher. The message was nearly identical, but the left didn’t lap it up like they did back then because something has changed with self identified liberals…not Brand
He’s not out there spouting the virtues of capitalism or digging in on culture war stuff…but he spent a little too much time railing against the covid response coupled with big pharma for the lefts liking. Even now that he mostly is interviewed on conservative shows, he’s pretty polar opposite ideologically from guys like Ben Shapiro when the conversation drifts away from the media and government narratives.
As for the accusations. If the Sunday Times has evidence of one his accusers visiting a rape center the same day AND text of Brand acknowledging it..as they claim. Then I think they should present it, the medias credit limit reached and breached some years ago so I’m not taking their word for it.
The other accusations are typical for coordinated “out come the wolves” MeToo pile ons of jilted groupies who regret being used when in retrospect it didn’t advance their social life. Can neither be proven or disproven, so they can only be dismissed after so long,
They said one has proof. I’m willing to believe that if they present it and judge Brand’s character accordingly