So you think the text messages are fabricated? As well as the medical records? It's not unheard of for victims to contact their abuser or assailant. It happens all the time in situations with power disparities, whether between a rich celebrity and a civilian or family members.
Cool, thanks for the poorly punctuated nothing response. Why do you even exist? You're dumb, you can't write can't think, nobody knows who you are, what is the point of you? That's a real question.
They were given the text messages, along with time stamps, and verified that they were from Brand's number. They were also given medical records. Text messages are never really shown as actual screenshots in reporting, they are just done via a graphic and quotes, like in this case.
Brand has had almost 2 weeks to sue, and he hasn't. If the text messages were fabricated, all he had to do was file a lawsuit, and the burden would be on the Times to prove that the messages are real. He hasn't done that, nor has he denied that the messages exist.
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Fair enough. I'm not saying toss him in jail yet, but we're clearly past the where there is smoke there's fire threshold. The evidence was strong enough that multiple reporters and editors put their names on it knowing if they got it wrong it would be career suicide, as did the executives of a Tory-leaning paper, and at least one of its legal counsels. With each additional layer of employee that signed off on the story, it's increasingly doubtful that the evidence was fabricated.
A bit strange for all these allegations to appear all at once.
Like I told someone else in this thread, there's a lot of unhealthy parasocial relationships on display. People think because they have watched every episode or movie someone is in that they know someone's character or that their public persona is who they are, when the reality is someone like Brand is a complete stranger. It is what it is, everyone has their blind spots or people they like.
Most are anonymous, which isn't a shield against being sued for defamation.
You'll see more stuff come out, that's how these investigations work. People feel more comfortable telling their story once someone has already started the conversation. Not to mention you might see BBC have to hand over its HR records for Brand, things like that. It seems pretty clear there were executives and managers enabling, if not outright covering up his behavior. So it's just a question of how involved were they at this point.
While they are ignoring the case of jeffrey epstein..
While they are allegations for now.
