Russell Brand, 48, had his first application to convert The Crown in Pishill, Oxfordshire rejected in February with furious locals accusing him of treating the picturesque village like a playground .
ALISON BOSHOFF: You might have assumed that Brand, under investigation by police over historic sex allegations including a rape claim, would be lying low in obscurity.
EXCL: MailOnline can reveal that Russell Brand has recruited more than 120,000 people to each pay $60 (£47.30) annually to join his Awakened Wonders community group on platform Locals.
Russell Brand paid himself and wife Laura £2.1million in dividends before he was engulfed in allegations of rape and sexual assault, currently being investigated by police.