What Else Does “Everybody Know” and About Whom is it Known?

So, as even Vietnamese farmers must be aware, Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and the legal but very sleazy grooming of a 16-year-old. The Times investigation, in all its gory details, is here.

I can’t know for sure if the allegations are correct. The reactive assumption among sections of the right that he is being stitched up due…