Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
16%
3 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
Entertainment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
One of the disgraced comedian’s past partners Jordan Martin, who was in a “vulnerable place” when they dated, claimed Brand became angry when she spoke to a recent ex about picking up some of her belongings.
asserted
she → date → belongings
“He snatched my phone out of my hand and, like, broke it apart into pieces,” she said in the doc, which was released Friday.
asserted
which → snatch → doc
“So I kind of snatched the phone back and went into a separate room.”
asserted
I → snatch → room
She recalled the “Get Him to the Greek” star allegedly following her into the room without “say[ing] anything.”
uncertain
star → recall → anything
Martin, who was 26 at the time, claimed, “He put his hand down the front of my jeans, and he inserted a finger and then walked away.”
asserted
he → claim → finger
She tearfully explained her decision not to tell anyone about the alleged assault at the time, saying she “sat with it quietly.”
asserted
she → explain → it
Martin also described a time the “Rock of Ages” star allegedly stood over her as she brushed her teeth until her mouth bled.
“He wanted me to taste anonymous,” she claimed.
uncertain
she → describe → teeth
“He didn’t want me to be familiar to him.
asserted
me → want → him
And so he was asking me to brush my teeth.
asserted
he → ask → teeth
Martin, who recalled being “in a constant state of confusion” during the romance, stopped mid-sentence as she broke down in tears and apologized.
asserted
she → recall → tears
Elsewhere in the documentary, an actress read a statement from another woman — with the pseudonym “Emily” — describing Brand allegedly raping her during their romance, which pre-dated his fame.
uncertain
which → read → fame
She claimed that after insisting Brand “please use protection, especially knowing his encounters with all the prostitutes,” their conversation “stopped being playful” with Brand ultimately “forc[ing] himself” on her.
asserted
Brand → claim → her
“I kept saying no. …
asserted
I → keep → ?
I literally begged him,” the alleged victim said.
asserted
victim → beg → him
“When it happens, you just feel like, is this rape?
asserted
this → happen → ?
Because I’m with this guy.
asserted
I → ’m → guy
I know I said ‘no,’ but you question yourself.
asserted
you → know → yourself
You think, ‘Did I do something wrong?'”
asserted
I → think → something
Nearly two years later, Brand was formally charged with three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted indecent assault, to which he pleaded not guilty.
asserted
he → charge → which
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