Actor and comedian Russell Brand offered further reflections on his recent baptism, which he described as an “incredible and profound experience” that has left him feeling “changed” and “surrendered in Christ.”
“Many of you will have had your own experiences of baptism and will therefore know what I’m talking about,” Brand, 48, said in a post-baptismal video posted to social media Monday. “Many aspects of it were very intimate and personal.”
The video comes days after he announced he was “taking the plunge” by getting baptized seven months after a joint investigation by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches brought allegations from four women who leveled accusations against him, including rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse.
Brand has denied the “very serious criminal allegations” and maintained that while he was “very, very promiscuous” in the past, all of his sexual relationships were “always consensual.”
“The truth is this: as a person that has in the past taken many, many substances and always been disappointed with their inability to deliver the kind of tranquility and peace and even transcendence I always felt I’ve been looking for, something occurred in the process of baptism that was incredible, overwhelming.”
“Literally overwhelming because I was obviously underwater, and it was the River Thames — at some points,” he added. “So I felt changed, transitioned.”
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