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Russell Brand is 'axed from his big-money role in the Despicable Me film series and replaced by a beloved British comic after rape and sexual assault allegations'
The disgraced comedian, 49, previously voiced the character scientist Dr Nefario in the animated film series, but for the fourth installment, was replaced by comic Romesh Ranganathan.
The disgraced comedian, 49, previously voiced the character scientist Dr Nefario in the animated film series, but for the fourth installment, was replaced by comic Romesh Ranganathan. The controversial comedian has retreated to his countryside Oxfordshire bolthole in recent months after being questioned by police twice in relation to allegations of rape. Brand described the crimes he's accused of as 'appalling' before adding criticism he faces is a 'deliberate profound attempt to shut down any dissent in an astonishingly aggressive way'.
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