‘Stay tuned’: Message from Russell Brand’s account appears after Meta removes his Instagram and Facebook profiles

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Convicted rapist Russell Brand posted a message on his X (formerly Twitter) account after Meta removed his Facebook and Instagram profiles following his sentencing. “There never…

Convicted rapist Russell Brand posted a message on his X (formerly Twitter) account after Meta removed his Facebook and Instagram profiles following his sentencing.

“There never was a Russell Brand, according to @Meta. Thank God for @elonmusk,” he wrote, praising Elon Musk for allowing him on X.

It is unclear whether the message was posted by Brand himself or someone in his team with access to his official social media account.

Meta disabled Brand’s Facebook and Instagram accounts after the former comedian was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in jail.

Screenshots shared by Brand’s X account show that he was notified that his Meta account was disabled on November 11 for not following “community standards”.

It is unclear what Brand’s X message means by “stay tuned” given he has just begun his prison sentence.

“Stay tuned? Are you going to get another rape conviction?” one person posted.

“Whoever is running this account should be ashamed. Russell Brand is a CONVICTED rapist,” another person said in a reply to the post.

Meta confirmed to TMZ it had disabled Brand’s accounts following his conviction.

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