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British superstar Russell Brand accused of misconduct by six more women
(www.theguardian.com)
Who?
'superstar'?
WTF!!! Superstar????? Russel Brand was mediocre ... Actor? Guitarist? Singer? Director? What was he? Can't really remember.
Nevermind superstar, who thought misconduct was a good word??
He's not accused of shouting loudly outside a pub.
Superstar? Is this a humorous community? Shitpost community? WTF. The Guardian article doesn't use that term, it is OP's own.
Have we been manipulated? Was it a ploy to get comment engagement?
He was internationally famous. Now it's internationally infamous.
When I think of superstar, I think of Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lawrence, Tom Holland or something. Russell Brand at his peak was nowhere near this but always kind of on the fringe as C+-tier and something of some weird cult-leader wannabe from my perception. Idk, I don't really pay attention to pop culture tmz stuff.
I think it's a relative term. I can obviously see disagreeing with it, but if people in several countries watched your movies, I don't think "superstar" is a big stretch. At least not at his peak.
I will not stand by while these lies keep propagating.
Tap for spoiler
He is not and never was a “superstar”. There. J said it.
I fully agree with "J"
I learned today (on the latest episode of the podcast Maintenance Phase) that Will Smith is a conspiracy theorist, specifically an HIV/AIDS denialist.
TIL Will Smith and the Foo Fighters have (/had) something in common.
They say it's the ones you least expect, but I always thought this guy was creepy.
And yeah, superstar? Nah, at best he's just some eccentric Internet personality. He may have done a couple films, but he's more just some character than anything else.
~~British superstar~~ Convicted rapist Russell Brand accused of misconduct by six more women
I still don't know who this guy is, other than being a rapist.
He was in a handful of somewhat known movies in the 00's. He has never been anything special.
6:3 advantage, Brand?
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