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"Russell Brand has confessed that he regrets not speaking out about the ethics of businessman Philip Green when he attended a Topshop party earlier this year. Brand was quizzed about whether it was appropriate for him to attend an event for one of Green&amp;#039;s organisations during a Q&amp;amp;A session with The Huffington Post&amp;#039;s Mehdi Hasan on Monday night (November 4).  The stand-up comic has been preaching about a political revolution during recent public appearances and during his guest editor stint at The New Statesman. However, an audience member at the Q&amp;amp;A suggested that it was hypocritical of Brand to complain about politicians and then to party with someone who has been criticised by many activists for corporate tax avoidance.  &amp;quot;I am not talking from outside the system,&amp;quot; said Brand, defending his actions.  &amp;quot;I am not better or different than you. I have done terrible things in my life. I am a scumbag, dirty, drug addict. I have done nasty things in my life. &amp;quot;Going to parties, like that is one of the worst things I have done. And if I went there again, I would [challenge] him.&amp;quot; He added later: &amp;quot;I do regret going to that Philip Green party.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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