The Sunday Times<\/em> has published<\/a> a letter that Nadia, one of the courageous women who has come forward, wrote to Russell Brand in 2012.<\/p>\nNadia (that is her sole public identification; we have all witnessed the treatment that women who accuse famous men of evil deeds receive) wrote that she felt \u201ccompletely disgusted\u201d by how he had treated her.<\/p>\n
In the letter, she also expressed how \u201csad\u201d she felt that she had trusted him in the first place.<\/p>\nComedian Russell Brand speaks to thousands of demonstrators gathered in Parliament Square to protest against austerity and spending cuts on June 20, 2015 in London. (Mary Turner\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cVery angry with you and myself for getting sucked into your narcissistic world,\u201d she expressed.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you know what you put me through? My body through?\u201d Nadia demanded in the letter.<\/p>\n
She characterized how \u201cMy emotions and body are turned upside down.\u201d<\/p>\nRussell Brand takes part in a discussion at Esquire Townhouse, Carlton House Terrace on October 14, 2017 in London, England. (Jeff Spicer\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cYou scared the s\u2013t out of me on July 1st,\u201d Nadia accused. \u201cI thought in any situation I would be strong enough to fight someone off.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her letter continued: \u201cBut when it\u2019s someone you know, you don\u2019t expect to be put in that position. You completely broke me down.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nadia asked: \u201cDo you even know how scary you are when that glazed look comes over you?\u201d <\/p>\nRussell Brand speaks on stage during MusiCares Person of the Year honoring Aerosmith at West Hall at Los Angeles Convention Center on January 24, 2020 in Los Angeles. (Amy Sussman\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cI didn\u2019t see the fun loving guy in front of me,\u201d Nadia wrote. \u201cI saw a man who couldn\u2019t control himself and the word NO is more of a challenge than a command.\u201d<\/p>\n
Just for the record, many experts in abusers and predators argue that the idea of them losing control<\/em> is a myth. For example, abusers are more likely to destroy a victim\u2019s belongings. That\u2019s not a lack of control; it\u2019s an act of terror.<\/p>\nEven in the letter from all of those years ago, Nadia openly wondered why she protected him. She didn\u2019t press charges. And she didn\u2019t disclose his name at the rape treatment center.<\/p>\nRussell Brand poses for photographs as he arrives to deliver The Reading Agency Lecture at The Institute of Education on November 25, 2014 in London, England. (Getty)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cThis letter is for me to work through my stuff, not for you, I just needed you to hear me,\u201d Nadia explained in the letter.<\/p>\n
It is a very common therapeutic technique for survivors to write letters expressing their anger at an abuser, a rapist, or someone who has otherwise harmed them.<\/p>\n
Sometimes, they send the letters. Other times, they exist only for therapy. (In some cases, the assailant is unknown, or deceased)<\/p>\nRussell Brand speaks in Parliament Square on June 20, 2015 in London, England. (Getty)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhile no one should ever have to explain this, Nadia did share why she didn\u2019t publicly accuse Brand of rape at the time.<\/p>\n
She did not want to be responsible for ruining his career. (Just a reminder \u2014 rapists ruin lives and, in the rare cases where they are exposed and face consequences, ruin their own <\/em>careers)<\/p>\nBrand\u2019s social media impact has been alarming lately. But Nadia noted: \u201cHe\u2019s saying one thing and I know the demon underneath it.\u201d Well phrased.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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