Opinion Russell Brand pushed society to ‘peak promiscuity’. Christian teaching on sex looks more appealing than ever
by Dominic Hewitson, Premier Christianity:
With allegations of sexual assault and rape against comedian Russell Brand dominating news headlines, Dominic Hewitson asks whether his downfall will mark the end of the Sexual Revolution’s cultural reign – and where we go from here.
The former poster boy of male promiscuity and hedonism, Russell Brand, has recently been accused of serious sexual offences, including rape and sexual assault. He strenously denies these allegations, and no charges have been brought.
The comedian, who has reinvented himself over the past few years as a wellness guru, posted a video across his social media accounts, in which he stated that all of his sexual relationships have been consensual.
Brand has always been incredibly open about his promiscuity over the years, and even went to rehab for sex addiction in 2005. Everyone laughed and egged Brand on, and his career went from strength to strength, even after his appalling treatment of Andrew Sachs on BBC Radio 2, when Brand boasted to the comedian about sleeping with his granddaughter live on air.
No longer funny?
However, the tide seems to have now turned on the man who was once the high priest of sexual liberation. The disturbing details of Brand’s alleged sexual assaults were laid out in detail across the front pages of The Sunday Times and in a Channel 4 Dispatches programme, which intertwined clips of Brand’s past performances with anonymous actors voicing the victim’s allegations.
This juxtaposition would have sent a shiver down the spine of all who were watching, but especially those who were involved in showbiz in late 90s and noughties. Brand brazenly joked about graphic sexual acts and his overt womanising to millions every week and, strangely, that was all part of his appeal back then.
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