The popular British comedian Russell Brand, who is currently successful on social networks commenting on conspiracy theories and as a content creator for the wellness sector, has been accused by several women of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse, according to an investigation carried out by newspapers. The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4 television channel.
Serious accusations of rape that were allegedly perpetrated between 2006 and 2013, a time when Brand was experiencing his greatest moment of fame in the United Kingdom and was beginning to become one of the regular faces of shows and movies in Hollywood. In 2007, the actor was filming the film Forgetting Sarah Marshall with one of the fashionable actresses at that time, Kristen Bell, who was more than clear that the actor, with a reputation for promiscuity, would not get closer to her than necessary. .
This was revealed in an interview that the actress conducted in 2010 and that now comes to light again due to the accusations against Brand. The protagonist of The Good Place saw fit to give him a harsh warning about how far he could go with her, both on and off the set.
"I made it very clear to him from the beginning that I would destroy his balls if he tried anything," he bluntly declared to the Daily Mail in that interview. The actress assured that, faced with such a threat, Russell Brand "was intimidated."
In the romantic comedy, a box office hit at the time, Bell played the charismatic Sarah Marshall, a young woman who broke up with her boyfriend Peter (Jason Segel, also the film's screenwriter) and began a passionate relationship with a famous musician Aldous Snow. (Russell Brand). The three of them met at a paradisiacal vacation resort, where he finally found love with one of the receptionists, Rachel (Mila Kunis).
The film also showed the relationship between Sarah and the musician, which was very sexual. The lifestyle of Aldous Snow's character, furthermore, was suspiciously similar to what Brand was leading at the time.
However, as Kristen Bell herself revealed shortly after, she loved working with the British comedian. "I think I'm the only woman who would shout this from a rooftop," she admitted.
