Russell Brand plans to give away his future earnings.
The 39-year-old star insists he "doesn’t need" to make money for himself anymore so wants to use his fortune to help those in need.
He told Vanity Fair magazine: "I have decided that I don’t need to make any money anymore.
"The money that I get, I’m going to use for the establishment of community centres, which will sell good food and provide a place for people to hang out: initially, a service for people recovering from drug addiction, but also an incubator for social enterprises, where people will work, on a not-for-profit basis, in a wide variety of trades."
Russell is releasing a new book, ‘Revolution’, in which he implores for a social and political revolution and he admits he is worried about how some people – particularly readers in the US – will react to his ideas.
He said: "I recently did the audiobook, and when I read the stuff on America, I thought, ‘Oh my God, I’m gonna get f**kin’ shot! ‘Cause it’s very easy to be reductive. And it doesn’t matter how many times I say, ‘I’m not talking about the American people.’
"I’ve lived in America. I’ve driven across America in a recreation of Kerouac’s journey and know the American people. I don’t hate America."
However, the ‘Arthur’ star – who was famously sacked from his BBC Radio 2 show for leaving a series of lewd answerphone messages for actor Andrew Sachs – insists he would rather be slammed for his political ideals than some of his previous misunderstood pranks.
He added: "It’s better than just people having a go at me for leaving a silly answer-phone message. Or saying that George W. Bush is like a ‘retarded cowboy fella.’
"I mean, the opprobrium rains down. At least now it’s about something I really believe in, and something that is true. The information’s there for anyone who wants it. America is an incredible country. Amazing experiment of a nation."
Russell Brand to give money away
