A resurfaced warning from Australian music and television figure Dannii Minogue, describing Russell Brand as a “vile predator,” has emerged after twenty years.
In 2006, Minogue appeared on Brand’s MTV talk show 1 Leicester Square to promote the release of her album The Hits and Beyond.
Following her appearance, she spoke with The Mirror about the troubling interaction she experienced with the show’s host.
The singer claimed Brand pressed her for her phone number, made remarks about her “fabulous breasts,” and refused to accept a refusal.
“He is completely crazy and a bit of a vile predator,” she told the outlet after the encounter. “I certainly don’t think he has cured his sex addiction, that’s for sure. He always goes that step too far. Never quite far enough to slap his face, but usually too far.”
She said the comments he directed toward her left her feeling unsettled.
“Throughout the whole interview, he kept making shocking remarks that I can’t even repeat,” she said. “Just uttering the words would make me blush.”
The resurfaced remarks come after Brand was found guilty of raping one woman and committing three counts of sexual assault between 2004 and 2009.
He was sentenced to nine years for the rape, with an additional 18 months, nine months and eight months for the sexual assaults.
