Russell Brand: Why Do Men Feel The Need To Defend The Accused?

Adebayo Adeniran
3 min readSep 22, 2023

Just asking…

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Piers Morgan.

Jordan Peterson.

Joe Rogan.

Andrew Tate.

What do these names have in common?

A short list of men who have come out to defend Russell Brand, since the accusations went public, last Saturday.

A few days ago, I wrote an article about Britain’s sordid history as it relates to looking after its most precious resources — its children.

There were people who agreed with what was published and there were those who felt that the accused should be allowed due process.

Due process, granted.

But only to those who have merited due process.

But I am not too sure if that is necessarily applicable to Britain’s worst ever narcissist.

When one is used to getting away with very bad behaviour for a very long time, you stop worrying about covering your tracks; you put so much about yourself, out there.

And not bothering to cover his tracks, is what Brand has done quite exceptionally well.

In his head, sex is so accessible and it can be got with minimum effort. And when it doesn’t happen with minimum…

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Adebayo Adeniran

A lifelong bibliophile, who seeks to unleash his energy on as many subjects as possible