Russell Brand was talentless 'sex-obsessed sleaze' says Richard Osman
Richard Osman has labelled Russell Brand as a "talentless sex-obsessed sleaze" (Image: The Rest Is Entertainment/YouTube)
TL;DR
- Richard Osman considered Russell Brand "awful" and "talentless" from the start of his TV career.
- Osman described hearing about Brand being a "sleaze" and "sex-obsessed" as his fame grew, noting these were not initially illegal observations.
- The MeToo movement is cited as a period when people felt emboldened to speak out about alleged actions.
- During Big Brother's Big Mouth, Brand allegedly used production staff to find audience members he deemed "lambs to the slaughter".
- Katherine Ryan expressed emotional dysregulation and awe of survivors following Brand's guilty verdict.
- Ryan acknowledged that justice had been done but also expressed grief alongside relief.
- Ryan worries about Brand's narrative that the establishment invented claims against him, potentially making survivors appear as villains to his audience.