A list UK celeb in trouble

[DanB90]

I think that is an over simplification.
I'm pretty sure they were getting at, how do you determine the differences.
Any normal person can see that a 16 year old and a 26 year old is wrong.
However what is the cut off, and honestly how do you enforce it?
There are always going to be wrong uns in society. They want stringing up by there nuts and violated in unnatural ways, but you can't just make up random numbers.

I think personally think they should raise the age of consent to at least 18.

Looking back to myself at that age now, there’s no way me or my sexual partners were mature enough to be making any kind of sensible decisions.

I know quite a number of my old female schoolmates ended up in relationships straight out of school at 16 with some absolute shithead 19/20/21 year olds and most of them got left to raise children on their own.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Shapiro has two daughters, imagine having your Dad saying this

 

[bcblue1878]

2 peas in a pod

 

[ChesterBlue]

Shapiro has two daughters, imagine having your Dad saying this

Given Shapiro has shown he doesn’t even understand how female genitalia is supposed to work in his review of the song WAP, he absolutely shouldn’t be allowed any opinion on this.

 

[andy4efc]

Not saying I disagree, but just pointing out a detail.

Older than 21, so 21 is OK?

You're 20 and your GF is 16, legal.
You become 21 and your GF becomes 17, legal.
You become 22 and your GF becomes 18, illegal.

Such a couple who have been having sex legally for 2 years would have to stop for 12 months until the women in this case became 19.

It does show how what is acceptable with age gaps is difficult to define and enforce.

Age of consent should just be age of consent.

People are classed as children until 18 and yet the age of consent is 16.

Not sure why it doesn't match up.

Brand has always been a weird creep. No surprises here.

 

[LinekersLegs]

I hope they throw the booky-wook at him.

!

 

[Diogenes the Cynic]

Age of consent should just be age of consent.

People are classed as children until 18 and yet the age of consent is 16.

Not sure why it doesn't match up.

Brand has always been a weird creep. No surprises here.

You're allowed to join the army and go to war at 16 but you can't have sex?

Nah not for me.

 

[DavidH]

It made its way up to the country.

Loads of my mates were in bands during that time in liverpool and every night seemed to turn into a sleaze fest.

Seemed like sex was promoted in such an extreme way back then that there was so much pressure on young people to be reckless and promiscuous.

I went to so many indie nights back then and the scenes were awful looking back.

I’d like to think a lot of that has changed now. So many boundaries were crossed. I think the young girls felt pressured to go along with a lot of it because it was kinda cool to go with the indie lads, because of people like Russell brand.

It was quite mad in the mid to late 00's. Just grow your hair long and wear skinny jeans, that's all you needed to pull.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Russell Brand: why it is so difficult for people to come forward with sexual assault allegations

Myths about rape and assault persist even in the post-MeToo era.

theconversation.com

 

[Rita_Poon]

Another lady steps forth with an allegation, and this one is backed up with "hijinks" (yuck!) broadcast from the scene some minutes later.

His co-host has distanced himself from that time.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Russell Brand: Woman says star exposed himself to her then laughed about it on Radio 2 show

The incident, which happened in Los Angeles in 2008, is the first time Brand has been heard publicly admitting sexual misconduct.

www.bbc.com

A woman has accused Russell Brand of exposing himself to her and then laughing about it minutes later on his BBC radio show.
The woman says it happened in 2008 when she was working in the same building as the BBC in Los Angeles. The encounter left her stunned, she says.
Minutes later, he was recorded laughing with his co-presenter who said Brand"showed his willy to a lady".
Neither Brand nor his co-presenter have replied to requests for comment.
WARNING: This article contains explicit details and language that some might find offensive.
It is the first time that Brand has been accused of sexual misconduct and then heard discussing it.

It also raises serious questions for the BBC about how that part of the show, which was pre-recorded, was allowed to be broadcast days later. The woman never made a formal complaint. BBC management was informed about the incident in 2019, but no formal action was taken.

 

[Rita_Poon]

He was emboldened by the silence his star power inflicted on his victims. Once he got a taste for it, it was all he lusted after...

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[Wizard]

Russell Brand: Woman says star exposed himself to her then laughed about it on Radio 2 show

The incident, which happened in Los Angeles in 2008, is the first time Brand has been heard publicly admitting sexual misconduct.

www.bbc.com

A woman has accused Russell Brand of exposing himself to her and then laughing about it minutes later on his BBC radio show.
The woman says it happened in 2008 when she was working in the same building as the BBC in Los Angeles. The encounter left her stunned, she says.
Minutes later, he was recorded laughing with his co-presenter who said Brand"showed his willy to a lady".
Neither Brand nor his co-presenter have replied to requests for comment.
WARNING: This article contains explicit details and language that some might find offensive.
It is the first time that Brand has been accused of sexual misconduct and then heard discussing it.

It also raises serious questions for the BBC about how that part of the show, which was pre-recorded, was allowed to be broadcast days later. The woman never made a formal complaint. BBC management was informed about the incident in 2019, but no formal action was taken.

There must be many, many more stories like this. No way someone does that as a one off.

 

[Moomin]

@Mrbluenose just reminding you.

@navidson you as well.