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Russell Brand is left 'cowering in fear' in his cell as hundreds of prisoners chant: 'There's a Brand new nonce on the wing!'
Daily Mail and GB News describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedInmates south London's infamous Wandsworth Prison have been repeatedly singing a football-style chant.
The headline splitDaily Mail frames it as "Russell Brand is left 'cowering in fear' in his cell as hundreds of prisoners chant: 'The...". GB News frames it as "Russell Brand left 'cowering in fear' in London's HMP Wandsworth as inmates threaten him".
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Right / center-rightRussell Brand is left 'cowering in fear' in his cell as hundreds of prisoners chant: 'There's a Brand new nonce on the wing!'
Russell Brand left 'cowering in fear' in London's HMP Wandsworth as inmates threaten him
Russell Brand is said to have been left "cowering in fear" in his HMP Wandsworth cell as hundreds of inmates shouting and making threatening chants at the convicted rapist. After being foun...
