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Marina Hyde and Richard Osman discuss Russell Brand's controversial book tour and his appearance on Piers Morgan's show, Channel 5's remarkable success in producing affordable British drama, and how Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos sponsoring the Met Gala represents the complete defeat of everything Anna Wintour once stood for in fashion and celebrity culture.
Russell Brand's Christian Book Tour and Piers Morgan Interview
Russell Brand is promoting his new book 'How to Become a Christian in Seven Days' while facing serious legal charges. His appearance on Piers Morgan's YouTube show became instantly viral when he spent over two minutes fumbling through his Bible trying to find a verse from Isaiah, unable to locate it despite claiming it helped him through his court appearance. The excruciating moment demonstrates a complete collapse of the comic timing and self-awareness that once made Brand successful.
- Russell Brand has been charged and faces trial in October on charges of rape and sexual assault by six women, which he denies
- His book is published by Tucker Carlson Press, an imprint of Skyhorse that publishes controversial books by people awaiting trial
- On Piers Morgan's show, Brand spent almost two and a half minutes looking through his Bible trying to find a verse from Isaiah
- Brand's journey has gone from 'standard vibes based lefty' to MAGA faithful, now living in America
- In 2015, Ed Miliband went to Brand's flat to be interviewed during the election campaign, when Brand was seen as an electoral prophet
- Brand now loves Jesus, Donald Trump, and Andrew Tate
" Since suffrage, since the right to vote, I mean, what actually has meaningfully occurred? "
" Oh, yes, and there's a wonderful verse from Isaiah that was very helpful to me... Oh, it's not that one. No, it's not. No, no, no. Oh, that's a good one. Yeah, it's, oh, in the gallery, there'll be, oh, I bet they're enjoying this. "
" In the old days, I do think that just that clip would be enough to do for you. But the point about all of this now is that if you decline to be shamed, you simply decide not to care. "
Bear Grylls' Thames Baptism and Christian Grifters
Bear Grylls baptized Russell Brand in the Thames less than two years ago, before Brand was charged. The baptism photo showed three people in the water, with one having a large Japanese Hanyu mask tattoo, contradicting Brand's caption claiming the Holy Spirit was present. The moment exemplifies how difficult it is to be a genuine Christian when high-profile converts appear to be using faith for commercial purposes.
- Bear Grylls baptized Russell Brand in the Thames along with another person who had a large back tattoo
- Brand captioned the photo claiming it was 'me, Bear Grylls, the River Thames and of course the Holy Spirit'
- Bear Grylls said 'Faith and spiritual moments in our lives are really personal, but it's a privilege to stand beside anyone when they express a humble need for forgiveness'
- Bear Grylls later did his own rewrite of the Bible which people rather liked
" It must be very, very hard to be a Christian at the moment to be an actual Christian at the moment, to be guided through your life by your faith, because of course what you want is as many people converting as possible and of course what you want is high profile people converting. "
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