Russell Brand, 48, is a comedian who claims he is receiving a baptism as a way to give himself a new beginning, after months of accusations of sexual assault against him. In an Instagram video, Brand—who has previously acknowledged being "very, very promiscuous" but denied engaging in any sexual activity other than consensual sex—says he has been informed that baptism is "an opportunity to die and be reborn." a chance to experience a new birth in Christ and to put the past behind us." Although it is unclear whether the incident really happened on Sunday, he claims in the video that it was scheduled for that day. Fox News reports that Brand has been investigating Christianity in public for some months. He continues in his video to discuss his belief that there has been a "return to God" recently, according to Page Six.
"As meaning deteriorates in the modern world, as our value systems and institutions crumble, all of us become increasingly aware that there is this eerily familiar awakening and beckoning figure that we have all known all of our lives, within us and around us," according to him. "And for me it is very exciting." It is unclear yet whether charges will come from the criminal inquiry into the claims made against Brand.
"As meaning deteriorates in the modern world, as our value systems and institutions crumble, all of us become increasingly aware that there is this eerily familiar awakening and beckoning figure that we have all known all of our lives, within us and around us," according to him. "And for me it is very exciting." It is unclear yet whether charges will come from the criminal inquiry into the claims made against Brand.
