Russell Brand admits ‘extraordinary and distressing week’ and floats media conspiracy

Russell Brand thanked his supporters in a new video for helping him through an ‘extraordinary and distressing week’ as he floated a new media conspiracy about the rape and sexual assault allegations made against him. The underfire TV personality took to Twitter to talk directly to his fans about the sexual misconduct allegations levelled against him by four women last weekend, and at least one more woman on Friday. ‘Obviously it has 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,’ said Brand in the three-minute video. Russell Brand sayas he has been through an ‘extraordinary and distressing week’ X