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Semi-protected edit request on 13 December 2014

Of 9/11 conspiracy theories arguing that the attacks were perpetuated by the American government, he commented: "[w]e have to remain open-minded to [that] kind of possibility.I would like to add to the section that describes russell brands interview on newsnight where he seemingly endorsed 911 conspiracy theories--he does not,he described them as 'daft' and challenged the assumption the we should trust the US government.the section as it is now is misleading. Wellies12 (talk) 19:00, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. — {{U|Technical 13}} (e • t • c) 19:09, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I have modified the passage on 9/11 to include the comment from Russell Brand which User:Wellies12 points to. It is clear from the interview that this section of the interview ended with Brand completely changing tack from what he had said moments earlier. Gawker.com has a transcript of this section of the interview, but I am not sure if the website counts as reliable. Because most of the sources use clips which may be copyvio, I added the YouTube link which on this occasion appears to be entirely legitimate. A piece on the BBC News site links to it here. Philip Cross (talk) 21:17, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request

Please add 'Russell Brand: End the Drugs War', '2014', 'Host', 'BBC Three Documentary' to the Filmography -> Television table. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04v2zrg Stront90 (talk) 00:07, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done Regards,--Soulparadox (talk) 03:32, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Section 'early life' states that he was born in Orsett hospital, Grays. Orsett hospital is called Orsett hospital mostly because it's in Orsett. Grays is somewhere else. If an area name is required, the appropriate one is Thurrock, with the next wider area being Essex Alanthehat (talk) 01:37, 20 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Please change 'russellbrand.tv' to 'russellbrand.com' Teapittsburgh (talk) 01:47, 9 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done  B E C K Y S A Y L E S  06:25, 9 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 6 February 2015

The reference to Get him to the Greek as a sequel is wrong. Get Him to the Greek is really a spin off more than a sequel Babaoriley7 (talk) 20:33, 6 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. -- Sam Sing! 10:26, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Done Baboriley is right; it wasn't a sequel; Brand's character was the only character in both. Jonah Hill was in both but played two different characters. Wikimandia (talk) 05:13, 8 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hinduism/Activist.

Now I’d say Russell Brand is a Revolutionary more than an Activist. Also in his book ‘Revolution’ he explains that he is a Christian and not Hindu. He has also done this on many occasion in his daily ‘Trews’ youTUBE series. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.233.255.153 (talk) 16:24, 23 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a source where he explicitly identifies as Hindu? The article mentions his interest in Hare Krishna and Transcendental Meditation, the practitioners of the latter which do not often identify as "Hindu," but these salient spiritual interests aside, is he self-identified as Hindu? This is particularly important as the infobox states that he is Hindu, and per WP:BLP if this is not verifiable or if he does not identify as such, it must be deleted. Laval (talk) 11:41, 8 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed the religion parameter in the infobox for now, as the claim of Hinduism wasn't mentioned or sourced anywhere in the body of the article. If there's a quote from "Revolution" where says he's a Christian, posting it here (preferably with a page number) would help. I don't think The Trews is a valid source, not even a primary one, and we need an explicit (hopefully recent) statement from Brand as to what belief system he adheres to before we put it in the article's infobox. And if there isn't one, just leave the article as it is. — Bilorv(talk)(c)(e) 16:54, 10 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Laval Bilorv the "Personal Life" refers to him having a Hindu wedding. Not saying that's a cast-iron guarantee (might have just been for fashion), but that was likely the reason to insert. For OP, no, never: Lenin was revolutionary, Castro was revolutionary. The clue is in the word "Revolution"ary. '''tAD''' (talk) 23:17, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Mrs Bratwurst-Kraut-Nazi

"I mean in England we have a Queen for f**k’s sake. A Queen! We have to call her things like “Your Majesty” YOUR MAJESTY! Like she’s all majestic, like an eagle or a mountain. She’s just a person. A little old lady in a shiny hat – that we paid for. Or “Your Highness”! What the f**k is that?! What, she’s high up, above us, at the top of a class pyramid on a shelf of money with her own face on it. We should be calling her Mrs Windsor. In fact that’s not even her real name, they changed it in the war to distract us from the inconvenient fact that they were as German as the enemy that teenage boys were being encouraged, conscripted actually, to die fighting. Her actual name is Mrs Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

“Mrs Saxe-Coburg-Gotha”!! No wonder they f******g changed it. It’s the most German thing I’ve ever heard – she might’ve well as been called “Mrs Bratwurst-Kraut-Nazi”.

Despite press reports that Royal supporters are 'disgusted' over the Bratwurst-Kraut-Nazi headline, is there any reason why Wikipedia should not report the whole Russell Brand remark? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.16.146.100 (talk) 13:48, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"press reports that Royal supporters are 'disgusted' over the Bratwurst-Kraut-Nazi headline" — This isn't a reason to avoid reporting the remark. Wikipedia isn't censored. But we generally don't quote long extracts of text. We only summarise the important facts. — Bilorv(talk)(c)(e) 13:56, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
While reporting all comments would over-load any article, and yet, to selectively summarise this quote - in the way the British press have - is unlikely to present a full understanding of the remark. For this reason, and in this case, might the full remark be printed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.96.99.208 (talk) 10:51, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Semi-protected edit request on 19 January 2016

5.148.25.192 (talk) 15:49, 19 January 2016 (UTC) It says Russell Brand's marriage to Katy Perry was a two-year one - in fact it was 14 months.[reply]

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Semi-protected edit request on 28 June 2017

In the Early Years section, the promoter should be listed as Bound & Gagged Comedy http://www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com (not Gagged & Bound Comedy). Adr81 (talk) 20:51, 28 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done - FlightTime (open channel) 20:55, 28 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Russell brand has recently had another child, and is no longer married to Laura Gallacher

Hi there,

I just thought I would mention to whoever has the ability to edit Russell Brand's page, that he has recently had another child (his second), and he is no longer married to Laura Gallacher.

REFERENCES ABOUT HIS SECOND CHILD:

https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-feature/1423625/russell-brand-family-wife-laura-gallacher-kids-daughter-mabel-mum-babara-dad-ronald

Go to 3:21 in the following video of Russell Brand's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-oHbvSfjCg&t=259s

REFERENCES ABOUT HIS MARRIAGE:

Wikipedia reports that Russell married Laura Gallacher around August 2017.

You will notice on Russell's YouTube channel, in his video on July 30, 2018, and every video uploaded since September 1, 2017, he always has his wedding band on:

July 30, 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl-UkwgqeQ0 September 1, 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs0-ims_KSM&t=86s

In the video about Kanye West, however, which was posted on August 15, 2018, he no longer has his wedding band on.

In the following video, posted August 29, 2018, you will still does not have his wedding band on, and he makes reference to a "girlfriend" at 0:07: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wsot0xPfjAc

Anyways, hope that helps!

- Natalia J. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Njimenez86 (talk • contribs) 22:48, 1 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request

Like to add in edits about Brand’s sexual abuse in early life (references in his biography and book “Recovery”) and some further information about his podcast Under the Skin. Faux.paws (talk) 21:04, 14 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 5 April 2019

Russell Brand no longer lives in Shoreditch. He now lives in Henley-on-Thameshttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3527801/Anti-capitalist-Russell-Brand-plans-pool-cinema-3-3million-thatched-cottage.html !-- Write your request ABOVE this line and do not remove the tildes and curly brackets below. --> Anyanatno (talk) 15:30, 5 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. DannyS712 (talk) 19:04, 6 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Added it after finding a new RS. Lord Law Law (talk) 10:47, 4 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Career decline

Who says his career has declined and why is it labelled this way? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anonymosdef (talk • contribs) 21:00, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Someone fixed this. Lord Law Law (talk) 10:40, 4 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sunday Times interview 2019

Should anything mentioned in the January 2019 Sunday Times interview[1] (paywall) reported by the Daily Mai[2] be added? It's also referred to in an Irish Times article [3]. Mcljlm (talk) 01:11, 30 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/magazine/the-sunday-times-magazine/the-interview-russell-brand-on-his-hedonistic-past-marriages-and-becoming-a-father-wn6gjkwzd
  2. ^ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6612053/amp/Russell-Brand-raises-MeToo-movement-admits-DOESNT-regret-sleeping-five-women-day.html
  3. ^ https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/russell-brand-you-re-not-a-spiritual-maverick-you-re-a-stereotype-1.3766792

Conspiracy Theorist

In his recent videos he is openly embracing conspiracy theories. [1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rewsal (talk • contribs) 06:16, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

He's also been a guest on Joe Rogan's podcast, and sympathised with the Canadian Freedom Convoy. Given these facts, would it be unreasonable to describe him as far-right? 51.155.110.141 (talk) 22:48, 10 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Without a source describing him as "far-right" it would be completely unreasonable for our article to say he is. Likewise with "conspiracy theorist"... we'd need a source that says he's such a thing.Le Marteau (talk) 22:50, 10 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Paging User:GorillaWarfare... 51.155.110.141 (talk) 21:08, 12 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
He doesn't accept The Science as absolute infallible truth. That alone should make him an obvious far-right conspiracy theorist by Wikipedia's standards. Has Wikipedia been infiltrated by Nazis? 51.155.110.141 (talk) 23:50, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The fact that he's now daring to shit-talk Hilary Clinton should mean he's now officially a misogynist and an incel, at least. 51.155.110.141 (talk) 23:55, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Is this satire? You people can't be this pathetic. In fact, I am surprised that at the end of the controversies section someone included the quote "Like Rogan, he has given a platform to conspiracy theories on his channel, sometimes making claims based on unsubstantiated or fringe sources". In the linked article the "journalist" makes this claim without citing any of his purported violations of the truth. This is little more than a witch hunt.155.101.199.59 (talk) 23:37, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
That people are comparing Brand to Rogan is in fact occuring. This is reliably sourced... reporters from reliable sources are saying this comparison is occurring. Brand actually referred to this phenomena today on his YouTube channel. The quote you cite is one of those comparisons. What you left off is, it is attributed to an "Entertainment writer" who is directly named. These are all bare statements of fact... they are reliably sourced, and it has enough weight for inclusion. Le Marteau (talk) 00:24, 18 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
This is quite disingenuous. Obviously what is being contested is not him being compared to Rogan, but the idea that he's platforming conspiracy theories or making unsubstantiated claims. 65.130.207.155 (talk) 09:27, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It is in no way "obvious". The phenomena of him being compared to Rogan is documented and is what I am referring to, and supporting being covered in the article. Le Marteau (talk) 09:49, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLz3Tys1kTs

As sad as it is to say...

...Russell has been openly embracing and peddling pro-Trump, pseudoscience conspiracy theories. One needs to look no further than his YouTube channel. In one of his videos he insists, without concreted evidence, that Big Tech conspired with the Democrats to steal the 2020 Election. It's another one of Russell's incoherent ramblings, of which there are many. He has been exhibiting an obsessive animosity towards the Clintons, Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates and others. It's one video screed after another. Apparently, getting to sleep with Katy Perry renders you an expert on EVERYTHING. Here's his take on the Virginia Gubernatorial race:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG8gRoaCczQ

And here's David Pakman getting to the heart of the matter, namely, Brand's metamorphosis into right-wing, conspiracy-theory purveyor:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJBVMsF5AyA

This isn't a "left-vs.-right" thing. It's a reality vs. pseudoreality thing. There are plenty of conservatives and Republicans out there who don't buy into the lies that Brand is selling.Un autre Wikipédien (talk) 15:09, 26 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

When reliable sources describe Brand as a conspiracy theorist, the article will reflect that. Schazjmd (talk) 15:37, 26 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
If you're going to post videos feel free to post the videos where he takes right wing stances instead of just "let them protest peacefully" stances. He mostly cites mainstream media articles during his videos. Opinion pieces by neoliberals that claim that he's a far-right conspiracy theorist without providing any evidence of such should not be enough to write it on his wikipedia article. Wikipedia is not opinion-based, even if those OPINIONS come from corporate media. 155.101.199.59 (talk) 23:42, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
He needs to be brought down and silenced ASAP. How much would it cost to have one of Wikipedia's admins to have him officially turned into a far-right conspiracy theorist? 51.155.110.141 (talk) 18:57, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Length and Detail

This Wikipedia entry is farcically lengthy for a mediocre and fairly young comedian / activist of no particular consequence; almost being a blow by blow account of his life. His actions, activism and attitude strongly suggest that he is a narcissist, the entry somewhat re-enforcing this assertion. Does Wikipedia have length limits for living people who have made very little contribution to history or benefit to mankind. Is someone (?) looking to create the longest Wikipedia biography of all time, or is as he has stated, really the second coming of Jesus Christ? Wikipedia is famous for it's reversions and heavy handed moderation, perhaps the keeper of this entry could give it a trim or at least a note in the lede regarding length and significance. Brand is not yet another Mahatma Gandhi (who's entry is probably shorter) or God forgive me: "The Second Coming of Christ." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.144.58.30 (talk) 03:15, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
A+ for effort, and I like your style, but nothing actionable here. Le Marteau (talk) 05:12, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Seriously, though... I did have a look at it with an eye towards slapping a "Very Long" template on it, but actually, half the column inches of the article are things like Filmography and References. Actual prose is only about 50%, with data and metadata being the other 50%. It's a large article because he's got a lot going on. Le Marteau (talk) 05:26, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Info missing?

I couldn't find any info on Brand's audiobook 'Revelation' from 2021. Since I'm new to the game and do not yet see how to edit a locked article, maybe an authorized editor can do this!

Best regards, --Sheldon35 (talk) 11:25, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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