‘Russell Brand: Open Secret’ Director Says Finding Contributors Wasn’t Easy: ‘There’s Been a Landscape of Fear’

By K.J. Yossman

K.J. Yossman

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It didn’t take Netflix long to deliver what might be the definitive documentary about the rise and fall of Russell Brand, the former comedian who was sentenced this week to ten and a half years in prison after being convicted of rape and sexual assault.

“Russell Brand: Open Secret,” which includes testimony from ex-partners and fellow comedians, charts not only Brand’s career but also the media climate than enabled him to flourish despite effective hiding in plain sight.

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