Huge star exposes chilling message from Russell Brand - 'Makes me shudder'
Another star has revealed the creepy encounter they had with Russell Brand, as people come forward with stories about the convicted rapist.
Awkward Russell Brand clip resurfaces after comedian jailed
Another celeb has spoken out about their encounter with Russell Brand, revealing an uncomfortable message they received from the disgraced comedian and actor. Brand was this week sentenced to more than 10 years in prison after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault. Allegations first came to light in a 2023 documentary. Since the trial and sentencing, clips of the star's previous behaviour have been circulating online, with some expressing discomfort about how he interacted during the height of his entertainment career. DJ and radio host Jo Whiley is the latest celeb to describe such an encounter with Russell Brand, revealing that a message she received from the star still makes her "shudder".
The 61-year-old revealed on her podcast, Dig It, that Brand left her a written message after she interviewed him. She explained to her co-host Zoe Ball: "I’ve got a show book; people sign my book when they come on the show.
"I’ve got a signature from Russell, and it just refers to me as a MILF. I keep looking at the bookshelf; it’s like it’s burning a hole in my bookshelf at the moment.
"I’m going to have to tear the page out and burn it; I really am. It just makes me shudder. It makes me shudder." The acronym MILF stands for Mother I'd Like to F**k.
Handing down his sentence to Brand this week, Mr Justice Bennathan described the star as a "sexual predator". Brand was found guilty last Thursday of raping a woman in 2009 and sexually assaulting three female TV and radio workers between 2004 and 2009.
He was sentenced to nine years for raping a 21-year-old fan he met after one of his Hammersmith Apollo shows in 2009, nine months for sexually assaulting a woman at a bar in London in 2004, 18 months for sexually assaulting a woman at the Choice FM studios in London in 2005, and eight months for sexually assaulting a Channel 4 worker in 2009.
In his sentencing, the judge said Brand had told a "series of lies" and exhibited "staggering arrogance". He told Brand: "Your status protected you until 2023, when journalists collected and published the allegations that were broadcast as a Channel 4 documentary and in articles in The Times newspaper.
"Those public declarations that you were a sex offender empowered a number of women to come forward and tell their stories of your activities many years before. I now have to sentence you for the crimes you committed against four women between 2004 and 2009."
A number of celebs have previously called out Russell Brand's behaviour. It emerged in 2023 that Brand was dropped from the Comedy Central series, Roast Battle, after co-star Katherine Ryan accused him of being a "sexual predator" during recording. Sources close to the production told Deadline that Ryan "turned the heat" on Brand, although the interaction did not make the final edit.
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