Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse that allegedly occurred during the height of his fame. Four women have come forward in a joint investigation among The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4 Dispatches alleging that Brand sexually assaulted them between 2006 and 2013, while he was a BBC presenter and acting in Hollywood films.
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00:00 Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse that allegedly
00:05 occurred during the height of his fame.
00:07 Four women have come forward in a joint investigation among the Sunday Times, The Times and Channel
00:13 4 Dispatches alleging that Brand sexually assaulted them between 2006 and 2013 while
00:19 he was a BBC presenter and acting in Hollywood films.
00:23 The first woman told the news outlets that Brand raped her against a wall in Los Angeles
00:27 where she was treated at a rape crisis center the same day.
00:30 The investigation also found text messages between the woman and Brand that seemingly
00:34 corroborated the story.
00:36 Another woman alleged that the comedian assaulted her when he was 31 and she was just 16.
00:41 However, the comedian and actor preemptively denied the allegations in a video posted to
00:46 his social media accounts on Friday saying the allegations pertained to a time when he
00:50 was known to be promiscuous.
00:51 "Now during that time of promiscuity, the relationships I had were absolutely always
00:57 consensual.
00:58 I was always transparent about that then, almost too transparent.
01:00 And I'm being transparent about it now as well."
01:03 He also called the allegations coordinated media attacks, comparing the accusations to
01:07 when Joe Rogan faced backlash to taking ivermectin during COVID-19.
01:12 "It's been clear to me, or at least it feels to me, like there's a serious and concerted
01:17 agenda to control these kinds of spaces and these kinds of voices.
01:21 And I mean my voice along with your voice."
01:23 Several other networks have launched their own internal investigations since the allegations
01:27 have come to light, including Channel 4, the UK network that helped drive Brand's career
01:32 in its early days.
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