{"id":344858,"date":"2026-05-19T18:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-russell-brand-became-a-christian-influencer-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T18:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:00:16","slug":"how-russell-brand-became-a-christian-influencer-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-russell-brand-became-a-christian-influencer-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"How Russell Brand became a Christian influencer | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/aStqMei1oWM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How Russell Brand became a Christian influencer | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aStqMei1oWM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The British comedian Russell Brand is due to stand trial in the UK this year on charges of rape and sexual assault, to which he pleads not guilty.   <\/p>\n<p>Over the course of his decades-long career, he has had many guises; Hollywood actor, MTV presenter, radio host, author, religious sceptic, and political agitator among them, moving between mainstream and \u2018alternative\u2019 media platforms.   <\/p>\n<p>His latest appearances, on podcasts hosted by Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly and Piers Morgan, have gone viral for his admissions about his past behaviour, and his conversion to Christianity.<\/p>\n<p>Tristan Redman and Asma Khalid speak to the BBC&#8217;s Media Editor, Katie Razzall.<\/p>\n<p>New episodes of The Global Story are released daily. If you\u2019re in the UK, listen on BBC Sounds. If you live outside the UK, listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts. <\/p>\n<p>Listen to the podcast here: https:\/\/app.magellan.ai\/listen_links\/the-global-story-ytl<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p> #RussellBrand #US #BBCNews<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n00:43 What has Russell Brand been charged with?<br \/>\n01:27 How did Russell Brand become famous?<br \/>\n03:12 Russell Brand&#8217;s first controversy<br \/>\n05:30 Russell Brand is sacked by the BBC<br \/>\n06:46 Russell Brand goes Hollywood<br \/>\n10:44 Brand breaks into politics<br \/>\n15:00 Why has Brand converted to Christianity?<br \/>\n17:57 The allegations against Russell Brand<br \/>\n20:47 Is it possible for Russell Brand to be &#8216;cancelled&#8217;?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The British comedian Russell Brand is due to stand trial in the UK this year on charges of rape and sexual assault, to which he pleads not guilty. 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