GB News’ Beverley Turner blasted in heated row after calling Russell Brand a ‘hero’

GB News hosts clash over Russell Brand allegations Andrew Pierce scolded his colleague Beverley Turner live on air after the GB News host called Russell Brand a “hero” online. Following a joint investigation by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches, the broadcaster released an hour-and-a-half special looking at the comedian’s alleged treatment of women. During the documentary, the 48-year-old was accused of rape, sexual assault, and emotional abuse. However, ahead of the special airing, he took to social media to release a video strongly denying the allegations and claimed he was being ‘attacked’. Commenting on his video, GB News’ Beverley called Russell a ‘hero’ as she encouraged him to ‘keep going”. READ MORE Coronation Street’s Courtney Vance star teases new relationship Andrew was furious with Beverley over her tweet supporting Russell Brand However, her colleague Andrew was furious at Beverley’s support during their discussion on the revelations on Monday’s instalment of GB News. Speaking about her tweet, he fumed live on air: ‘Bev, that is shameful. That is shameful. That is shameful.’ Andrew told Beverley she should establish whether or not the serious allegations being made against Russell were true before calling him a hero. Defending her tweet, Beverley added: ‘Before I had tweeted that, I had spoken to several sources close to Brand, close to The Times, close to The Sun. Russell Brand has been accused of serious allegations SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Trending ‘I was confident that there was no smoking gun in this regard, I remain confident having watched the Dispatches.’ After the heated exchange between the pair, Beverley took to Twitter to reveal she didn’t know Andrew would be addressing her support for the comedian. Tweeting the video alongside an article link, she wrote: ‘I didn’t know that my co-host was going to do this today. I knew we’d be discussing this topic of #RussellBrand of course, but I wasn’t prepared for the personal onslaught which is why I look caught off-guard. ‘To fully understand my position which is difficult to articulate under these [sic] sort of circumstances, please read this piece that I wrote. Thanks.’ Beverley called Russell Brand a “hero” in her tweet of support