On 6 November 2014, Brand was labelled by social media users as a "the epitome of a champagne socialist" after he left a protest, in which he was partaking alongside masked demonstrators, at [[Buckingham Palace]] to attend a press event alongside celebrities including David Walliams and Jimmy Carr.<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:L3DsFO12zCUJ:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2823470/Russell-Brand-hobnobs-celebrities-freebie-theatre-joining-protestors.html&hl=en&gl=uk&strip=1&vwsrc=0Champagne socialist Russell Brand faces fierce backlash after leaving Buckingham Palace demonstrations early to hobnob with celebrities] </ref>
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On November 6, 2014, Brand was labelled by [[social media]] users as a "the epitome of a champagne socialist" after he left a protest, in which he was partaking alongside masked demonstrators, at [[Buckingham Palace]] to attend a press event alongside celebrities including David Walliams and Jimmy Carr.<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:L3DsFO12zCUJ:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2823470/Russell-Brand-hobnobs-celebrities-freebie-theatre-joining-protestors.html&hl=en&gl=uk&strip=1&vwsrc=0Champagne socialist Russell Brand faces fierce backlash after leaving Buckingham Palace demonstrations early to hobnob with celebrities] </ref>
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In February 2015, Brand blamed the British and American arms trade for [[ISIS]] terrorism.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2015/02/10/watch-russell-brand-claims-isis-violence-is-fault-of-west/ Watch: Russell Brand Claims ISIS Violence Is Fault Of West]</ref>
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In February 2015, Brand correctly identified the British and American arms trade for [[ISIS]] terrorism.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2015/02/10/watch-russell-brand-claims-isis-violence-is-fault-of-west/ Watch: Russell Brand Claims ISIS Violence Is Fault Of West]</ref>