Russell Brand is the focus of new allegations regarding sexual assault. Many women have come forward accusing the actor of rape and abuse.
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00:00 Russell Brand is the focus of new allegations regarding sexual assault.
00:03 Multiple women have come forward accusing the actor of rape and abuse, which is now
00:07 being investigated.
00:13 On Monday, the UK newspaper, The Times, reported that "several women have contacted the publication
00:18 since it published allegations against Brand in a joint investigation with other publishers.
00:23 Brand has spoken out about the claims when they first came in, but more seem to be coming
00:27 out."
00:28 It's Alienwanda reporting.
00:29 To recap, Brand was first accused of sexual and emotional abuse by multiple women in a
00:33 report from The Times and Dispatches as of late this past Saturday.
00:37 Four of the women who have come forward have remained anonymous, including a 16-year-old.
00:42 In the report, one woman accused the comedian of rape in his Los Angeles home in 2012.
00:46 A former colleague also alleged that Brand sexually assaulted her in 2013, and Brand's
00:51 ex-girlfriend, Jordan Martin, accused him of sexual assault and abuse.
00:55 The outlets reported that the incident allegedly took place between 2006 to 2013, when the
00:59 comedian was presenting shows for BBC Radio 2 and Channel 4.
01:03 Brand has since refuted the allegations in a video posted to his YouTube channel.
01:06 I've received two extremely disturbing letters, or a letter and an email, listing a litany
01:13 of extremely egregious and aggressive attacks, as well as some pretty stupid stuff.
01:18 But amidst this litany of astonishing, rather baroque attacks are some very serious allegations
01:25 that I absolutely refute.
01:27 And now the BBC, Channel 4 and Bannerjay have opened investigations into these allegations.
01:32 It has also been reported that a lot of content featuring Russell Brand has been taken down.
01:37 Trevi Woman and Children's Charity UK, who Brand worked with in the past, have also cut
01:41 ties with the comedian.
01:42 In a conversation with People, Brand's literary agent, Travis Stockwood, also confirmed that
01:47 it would no longer represent him.
01:49 Travis Stockwood's management agency said it believed it was "horribly misled" by
01:53 him.
01:54 Brand's one-man shows have also been postponed after the allegations as well.
01:57 Three dates on the comedian's Bipolarization tour events were scheduled to go ahead in
02:01 Windsor, Plymouth and Wolverhampton over the next 10 days, but the tour promoters issued
02:06 a statement saying it would not be continuing.
02:07 In a now resurfaced interview, Brand also joked about raping a woman.
02:11 The clip has been scrubbed from the internet, but many have pulled screenshots or clips
02:15 from the video.
02:16 Russell Brand's ex-wife, Katy Perry, has not acknowledged the new allegations against
02:20 him, but she hinted about his "truth" following their 2012 divorce.
02:24 Many have been waiting to see if there will be indeed any statement from Perry.
02:28 Brand has been married to blogger Laura Gallagher since 2017 and they share two daughters together.