{
  "id": 19492426,
  "title": "Netflix Refuses To Remove Russell Brand Stand-Up Special Featuring Crude Sex Joke",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/netflix-refuses-to-remove-russell-brand-stand-up-special-featuring",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-11T12:19:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/11/netflix-refuses-to-remove-russell-brand-special-1237220159/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Netflix will continue to stream a Russell Brand stand-up special after the comedian was convicted of rape and sexual assault. Russell Brand: Re:Birth, the 2018 original comedy show filmed in front of a live audience at the Hackney Empire in East London, will not be removed following internal discussions at the streamer. During the special, […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}