The British comedian and actor has been accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse by four women.
Conservative commentator Candace Owens is the latest voice on the right to speak out in defense of comedian Russell Brand, whose YouTube account was demonetized following allegations of sexual assault.
Brand has strongly denied what he called the “very serious criminal allegations” against him, asserting that his past relationships were “always consensual.” In response to the investigation into the allegations, he claimed that “mainstream media outlets are making a coordinated attack.”
In recent years, Brand’s politics appeared to shift toward ideas and stances typically associated with right-wing fringes. In 2021, he began sharing content marked by COVID-19 denialism and other types of conspiracy theories on his YouTube channel.
