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This is a fitting category to add on this page, as he has been accused of sexual assault by numerous women, and this has been covered in reliable sources. 195.99.227.0 (talk) 19:52, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
The article claims "As of 2019, he is a vegan" and the source given is his interview with Joe Rogan . However, if you listen carefully Brand says "I have been a vegetarian for years, and I have gone back and forth to veganism, because I feel God, Jesus Christ man, there's enough things in my life I am not doing without not being able to have egg without feeling guilty". After this, he says he has his own chickens in his garden but his dog has been killing them. He doesn't say specifically that he is a vegan right now. This looks like WP:OR to me.
The article also claims "In October 2011, Brand and Perry announced via Twitter that they had switched to a vegan diet after watching the documentary Forks Over Knives". The source listed for this is Livekindly.co. a vegan website that has a long-history of inaccurately claiming celebrities are vegan. In 2012, Brand was claiming in the Huffington Post he would eat eggs off David Beckham's stomach . It's obvious Brand is not a vegan and the sourcing used is very poor. I believe these claims should be removed. Psychologist Guy (talk) 16:27, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
I added "better" sourcing, including Telegraph and The Times, even though it shouldn't be required based on MOS:LEADCITE.
More to the point, when finding sources for Brand being a conspiracy theorist - of which there are plenty, telegraph alone has over a hundred - there is more reference to recent allegations and the conspiracy theories he's created or promoted, then that of Covid for example.
Notably there is no reference to this in "Reactions and aftermath" sub-section, however based on sources, there could be a full paragraph with ease, as well as a reference to the lead extending Brand has denied all of the allegations, to include something like "and promoted conspiracy theories regarding them", as is clearly WP:DUE. For example search for "conspiracy theories" and "russel brand" in news and you'll see what I mean about what predominantly appears.CommunityNotesContributor (talk) 13:29, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
Trump endorsement
Brand just endorsed Trump for president, saying " If you care about democracy, 'I don’t know how you could do anything other than vote for Donald Trump'." . 70.108.1.24 (talk) 01:13, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
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