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Cancelled? No, Russell Brand's coining it: He dines at the local Ivy barefoot in a kimono. And he's turned the village pub into an HQ pumping out online conspiracy theories that earn him millions...
ALISON BOSHOFF: You might have assumed that Brand, under investigation by police over historic sex allegations including a rape claim, would be lying low in obscurity.
When he bought the pub for £870,000, via his video production company, Pablo Diablo's Legitimate Business Firm, Brand said that he planned to reopen it as a café and wellness space which would at least mean that it was in some way serving the community. Scotland Yard revealed ten days later that it had launched an investigation into a number of non-recent sexual offence allegations in London and elsewhere in the UK, and would be offering specialist support to women involved. Gabrielle Evans says that Russell and Laura Brand turned up at a parish meeting last May and told everyone how they were going to open up a coffee shed and bar and restaurant at The Crown — but didn't mention any plans for offices.
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