{"id":299209,"date":"2024-04-28T15:32:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T20:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/russell-brand-says-hes-getting-baptized-opportunity-to-leave-past-behind-2"},"modified":"2024-04-28T15:32:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T20:32:43","slug":"russell-brand-says-hes-getting-baptized-opportunity-to-leave-past-behind-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/russell-brand-says-hes-getting-baptized-opportunity-to-leave-past-behind-2","title":{"rendered":"Russell Model Says He&#039;s Getting Baptized, Alternative to Depart Previous Behind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"cb-81f18997cff4649398b3fadb01f2f24e\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/russell-brand\/\"><strong>Russell Brand<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s taking a big step in his faith journey \u2026 announcing he\u2019s getting baptized \u2014 and saying it\u2019s an opportunity to move on from the past.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cb-f00232603820860dac7c4668b7809327\">\n<p>The controversial actor\/podcast host posted a video to his Instagram recently \u2026 telling his nearly four million followers he\u2019s scheduled to be baptized today and asking those who\u2019d been through the process to share their experiences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cb-aa814f0cd05b1d32ab9c8020d922c682\">\n<p>After waxing poetic on religion for a bit, RB makes a pretty eye-opening statement \u2026 saying he\u2019s heard it\u2019s an opportunity to be reborn \u2014 and leave the past behind.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cb-ffd194797469b2790a87ebf9717d4153\">\n<p>Brand\u2019s got plenty of reason to want to move on from the past, especially the recent past \u2026 because sexual assault allegations from years ago have hounded the star for the last six months or so.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cb-124d91ecde1bc4be9dfd67452c255470\">\n<p>ICYMI \u2026 back in September, Brand jumped out ahead of sexual abuse allegations \u2014 including claims of rape \u2014 on his YouTube account where he categorically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/02\/14\/russell-brand-denies-sexual-assault-allegations-arthur-movie-set-lawsuit\/\"><strong>denied any wrongdoing<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><!-- \/adman_adcode (middle) --><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8cfc83648782ce07be95830040282cfb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-video-block--aside \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-ce981423-290c-4b03-bb7c-c134688df7f6-1876215090-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-ce981423-290c-4b03-bb7c-c134688df7f6-1876215090-play-btn\"><br \/><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/><\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1714291475_595_Live-Nation-AEG-bidding-On-NSYNC-Reunion-Stadium-Tour-After-Fan-Demand.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ Studios<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f13f2ed912801e7538b9db3d9d79528c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"33\">\n<p>The allegations seemingly sparked an investigation in the UK \u2014 though London\u2019s Metropolitan Police didn\u2019t specifically name Brand when they announced the investigation it seemed clear they were referring to Brand.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d4bef8557163d76fcf87dcdc0f8927da\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20231103_06d8ea3c460d409f862e8dda667aec21\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:31e645d3-9d9d-4300-9dc6-b3d249d0338d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1714335082_590_Russell-Brand-Says-He039s-Getting-Baptized-Opportunity-to-Leave-Past-Behind.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"russell brand in arthur alam\"\/>\n                <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bed57fb572ab4a5eada6aae72b716f43\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31.5868263473\">\n<p>And, just two months ago, an anonymous woman claimed he sexually assaulted her in a bathroom on the set of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2023\/11\/03\/russell-brand-sued-alleged-sexual-assault-arthur-movie\/\"><strong>2011 movie \u201cArthur\u201d<\/strong><\/a> \u2026 another allegation Brand denies.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bc4c88687343e94d40034de3ef701972\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Sounds like he wants to leave these issues in the past \u2026 with a brand new Russell Brand coming to the world soon.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/russell-brand-says-hes-getting-baptized-opportunity-to-leave-past-behind\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russell Brand\u2018s taking a big step in his faith journey \u2026 announcing he\u2019s getting baptized \u2014 and saying it\u2019s an opportunity to move on from 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