British police have opened a sex crimes investigation triggered by news reports about comedian Russell Brand.
18.09.2023 - 13:11 / etcanada.com
Russell Brand is quickly losing support in his industry.
Following a joint investigating by The Times UK and Channel 4 details serious sexual assault allegations against the comedian, his agent has dropped him as a client.
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On Saturday, Brand’s profile was removed from the Tavistock Wood website. The agency later gave a statement to The Independent announced they were dropping him.
The agency also confirmed a claim in the report, that they had been contacted with allegations about Brand’s behaviour in 2020. The comedian had denied the claim.
“Russell Brand categorically and vehemently denied the allegation made in 2020, but we now believe we were horribly misled by him,” the agency said in a statement. “TW has terminated all professional ties to Brand.”
Brand’s book publisher, Bluebird also said in a statement that their work with him is on pause.
“These are very serious allegations and in the light of them, Bluebird has taken the decision to pause all future publishing with Russell Brand,” the publisher told trade magazine The Bookseller, according to Rolling Stone.
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Brand’s next book, Mentors: How to Help and Be Helped. Recovery: The Workbook, had been set for publication this December.
The report by The Times and Channel 4 detailed allegations of sexual assault and rape by four women from 2006 to 2013, including one woman who was only 16 at the time.
“These allegations pertain to the time when I was working in the mainstream, when I was in the newspapers all the time, when I was in the movies. And as I’ve
British police have opened a sex crimes investigation triggered by news reports about comedian Russell Brand.
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Russell Brand has posted a video addressing a “distressing week” following allegations of rape, sexual assault and controlling behaviour by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches in a joint investigation.The actor, comedian and presenter had already denied what he termed “very serious criminal allegations” in a video that was released last week (September 15). In the video, Brand insisted that his relationships have always been consensual.The allegations against Brand relate to a seven year period “at the height of his fame” between 2006 and 2013 according to The Sunday Times and come from four women, one of whom was 16 at the time.
raping and sexually assaulting four women, including a 16-year-old.“So…,” he captioned the short video clip in hopes of getting viewers’ attention. “Hello there, you awakening wonders,” Brand, 48, begins.He continues, “Obviously, it’s been an extraordinary and distressing week and I thank you very much for your support and for questioning the information that you have been presented with.“By now, you’re probably aware that the British government has asked big tech platforms to censor our online content and that some online platforms have complied with that request,” he says, referencing YouTube suspending Brand’s ability to make money on the platform following the allegations against him.
Russell Brand is speaking out again in his first statement since those sexual assault allegations dropped!
For the first time since his pre-emptive video posted before multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against him were published in the British media, Russell Brand has reacted to those reports.
Russell Brand is speaking out for the first time after serious allegations were made against him.
Russell Brand is speaking out after a week of headlines surrounding his sexual assault allegations.
Russell Brand has returned to social media and delivered another statement after being accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse. The 48 year old comedian has firmly denied all the allegations, which were made by four women via a joint Channel 4 Dispatches documentary Russell Brand: In Plain Sight and an investigation from The Times on Sunday 17 September.The married star, who is with Laura Gallacher, the sister of presenter Kirsty Gallacher, has also said that all his previous sexual activities were "consensual".
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan has defended the decision to strip Russell Brand’s 6.6M-subscriber channel of ads, thereby preventing him from monetizing it following sexual assault allegations.
Rod Stewart during an awards ceremony in the mid-’00s.The TV star, who has managed her husband Ozzy Osbourne‘s solo act and band Black Sabbath over the years, said in a new interview that she wasn’t impressed by Brand’s behaviour at the 2006 GQ Men Of The Year Awards.Her comments came in the wake of Brand last week being accused of rape and sexual assaults alleged to have taken place between 2006 and 2013. Brand has denied those claims.Sharon made the remarks on TalkTV Wednesday, September 20, saying [via Metro]: “The only thing I can say about Russell Brand, is the two things I don’t like, was when he spoke about… one of them is a very good friend of ours, Kimberley Stewart, about what he had done to Kimberley Stewart in front of [Rod].”She continued: “And then he did the same with Sir Bob Geldof… You just don’t do that to people’s families, when that father is in the room.
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bombshell investigation published Sept.
YouTube has suspended revenue on Russell Brand’s channel after the British comedian was accused of rape and sexual assault.
Most of us are just now hearing all the sexual assault allegations against Russell Brand. If you’re not up to date on that, you can get the horrible details from this weekend’s exposé HERE. The gist of it is, several women have now come forward with stories from 2006-2013 — including a girl who was just 16 at the time. And there are receipts.