Russell Brand is facing another police investigation.
25.09.2023 - 18:51 / deadline.com
Russell Brand is back on Rumble more than a week on from allegations he raped and sexually assaulted four women at the height of his fame.
The comedian returned to his daily Stay Free show on Rumble, a video streaming service favored by free speech advocates as an alternative to YouTube, which demonetized Brand’s channel last week.
During the show, Brand questioned whether he was being “silenced” by “legacy media” after The Times, Sunday Times, and Channel 4 published allegations against him. Brand denies all criminal wrongdoing.
The show streamed soon after the Metropolitan Police announced that it would investigate allegations of sexual offenses in London and elsewhere in the UK.
“We continue to encourage anyone who believes they may have been a victim of a sexual offence, no matter how long ago it was, to contact us,” police said.
On his Rumble show, Brand said it was “hard for me to be objective” about the mainstream media “given events of the last week,” but thanked his followers for questioning the information they had received.
He did not address the allegations directly, but took aim at the Trusted News Initiative, a partnership between the BBC and major publications including The Washington Post, to fight against disinformation.
“It appears that apparently independent or at least separate news organizations are collaborating — and I hesitate to use this word — conspiring to control global news narratives in some of the most important stories in the world,” he claimed.
During the stream, which was at one point watched by 86,000 people, Brand interviewed stand-up comedian Jimmy Dore and thanked him for being a guest on the show. “It really lifts my spirit at a time where I’m plainly needed it, and I can’t tell
Russell Brand is facing another police investigation.
Russell Brand is facing an investigation by a second police force over allegations of stalking and harassment.
Police in London have confirmed they are investigating Russell Brand over allegations of harassment and stalking. This marks the second ongoing investigation into Brand following news last month that the comedian, TV host, and actor was at the center of a Metropolitan Police investigation into historical sexual offenses.
Russell Brand is being investigated by a second UK police force in the wake of the allegations last month.
accused of rape and sexual assaults that were alleged to have taken place between 2006 and 2013. Brand has denied all allegations.
Russell Brand made a return to live streaming on Monday night after the Metropolitan Police statement was released about the allegations facing the comedian. As we reported, The Metropolitan Police has said it has received “a number of allegations of sexual assault in London” following news reports about the comedian.
British police have opened a sex crimes investigation triggered by news reports about comedian Russell Brand.
The Metropolitan Police has said it has received “a number of allegations of sexual assault in London” following news reports about comedian Russell Brand.
Several major companies have pulled advertising from Rumble, the video platform that hosts Russell Brand’s broadcasts, in light of sexual assault allegations against the British comedian.
Russell Brand’s last show on mainstream British TV was binned without making it to air five years ago, following allegations by a female comedian of his predatory behaviour, according to The Sun newspaper.
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 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".
Comedian Nish Kumar has detailed why he believes Russell Brand hasn’t been featured on TV much for the past few years.
Video site Rumble has lashed out at the UK government for asking if it would stop Russell Brand earning money on the platform following the sexual assault allegations made against the comedian and actor.
Katy Perry's rather chilling nickname for ex-husband Russell Brand has been unearthed as the comedian faces numerous accusations of rape and sexual assault, claims that he has denied. Controversial broadcaster Piers Morgan has shared the nickname that the Roar singer revealed to him in 2013 at a Vanity Fair party in Washington DC. Katy, 38, and Russell, 48, married in October 2010 but the comedian filed for divorce just 14 months later, texting the singer to tell her the marriage was over just moments before she went on stage to perform.
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has addressed the Russell Brand allegations for the first time, urging the UK TV industry not to become “synonymous with the scandals of #MeToo.”
UK media regulator Ofcom has received more than 100 complaints from viewers who felt that Channel 4’s bombshell expose on Russell Brand was “unfair” to the comedian.
bombshell investigation published Sept.