"A Halloween-haired, Sachsgate-enacting, estuary-whining, glitter-lacquered, priapic berk How dare I, from my velvet chaise longue, in my Hollywood home like Kubla Khan, drag my limbs from my harem to moan about the system? A system that has posited me on a lilo made of thighs in an ocean filled with honey and foie gras'd my Essex arse with undue praise and money."

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Source: This charming man by Barbara Ellen, www.theguardian.com. June 17, 2006.

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Russell Brand

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Russell Brand is a British comedian, actor, and author known for his provocative views on politics, spirituality, and society, particularly in works like 'Revolution'.

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