Russell Brand is not dead. The 50-year-old British actor and comedian became the subject of a viral death rumour on 10 March after conservative commentator Dan Bongino posted an unnamed tribute on X that thousands of users mistakenly interpreted as being about Brand.
Bongino, a former FBI Deputy Director who now hosts a conservative radio programme, has more than seven million followers on the platform. He shared two photographs alongside the caption: 'There won't be another. One of the saddest days of my life. He was just different. And everyone who knew him knew it. May God rest your soul.'
