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The Green Quote: Russell Brand Not Vegan Yet

Michael Parrish DuDell — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:39:39 +0000

“Not vegan yet, i eat cheese made from my own milk, however i am farmed inhumanely and shall report myself to the UN at dawn.”

-Comedian Russell Brand answering a question on Twitter about his alleged veganism. Would you like to see Russell take the next step towards veganism? Chime in and share your thoughts!

via: vegetarianstar.com
photo credit: prphotos.com

Russell Brand Saves Treatment Charity From Closure

Michael d'Estries — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:47:22 +0000

Comedian Russell Brand has stepped forward to help save a charity that helped save him from drugs and alcohol abuse. Called Focus 12, the UK organization was facing closure after its government grant was cut. Brand, who once attended the treatment center for drug addiction, immediately donated an undisclosed sum and offered to lead two fundraising events. From the article,

“Russell has certainly saved us from having to close,” said Chip Somers, chief executive of Focus12, last night. “He has certainly given us some breathing space to try and locate some future funding and with the prospect of raising money for the next year we hope we are safe.”

Nice to see people give back to places that supported them through rough times. Kind of reminds me of Brand’s character in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Aldus Snow, who sang that we need to “do something”. In fact, here it is below. Enjoy!

Photo credit: PR Photos

A Vegetarian to Host MTV’s Video Music Awards

meganr — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:12:56 +0000

According to E! Online, Russell Brand will be this year’s host of the MTV Video Music Awards. If you’re like me, you probably have little to no idea who Russell Brand is… so I did a little digging and here’s what I found.

The Good: Brand, 33, has been a vegetarian since he was fourteen years old. And he practices yoga.
The Bad: He was a heroin addict, an alcoholic, and has been arrested more than 10 times. (He’s been sober since 2003 though).
The Ugly: He describes his flashy bohemian fashion sense as an “S&M Willy Wonka”.

Hmmmm, this should be an interesting live show! You’ll have to tune in on September 7th to see what this crazy Brit has in store.

Via: E!Online & Wikipedia

[Editor's Note: Russell Brand was also the hilarious Aldous Snow in this year's comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall. If you haven't already, please watch his character's music video called "Do Something". It's a very funny parody of a "Heal The World" type song.]

Megan is a part-time blogger, part-time ‘Green’ crafter, and full-time Eco-Mom.