Bear Grylls
Role at the time: Adventurer and television presenter, posting on his own X account
Condemned
Statement summary
Bear Grylls, who attended Brand's baptism, posted that Brand's faith had seemed genuine to him at the time, that it was right that justice had been served, and that the victims were the heroes of the day.
“Brand's faith seemed genuine to me at the time when I was a guest at his private baptism. ... It is right that justice has now been served. I can't imagine how hard this time has been for the victims, the heroes of the day.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Bear Grylls's X post on Brand's convictionOriginal X post 2118646243362525461, full text
Why we used this label
The reference point is Brand's conduct toward the women in the case and his denial that any of his sexual encounters were nonconsensual. Grylls says Brand's faith seemed genuine but that justice has been served and calls the victims heroes, which accepts the verdict and condemns the conduct.