 Russell Brand has posted a fresh video online following days of accusations of rape, sexual assault, and controlling behaviour made against him by several women. The 48-year-old Get Him to the Greek star hit headlines last weekend as several women made claims against him in an investigation by The Sunday Times, The Times, and Channel 4's Dispatches. He has been accused of inappropriate behaviour over a seven-year period at the height of his fame in TV, radio, and film from 2006 to 2013. More women have since come forward with allegations, with the Metropolitan Police also having received a report of an alleged sexual assault in Soho, London in 2003. Brand's career has taken several knocks, with his UK and Australian tours cancelled, being dropped by his management, and the BBC and Channel 4 launching their own investigations into his behaviour while working on their shows. The St Trinians actor previously denied any wrongdoing, admitting to being 'very promiscuous' in his past but insisting all sexual encounters were 'consensual.' Now, after lying low for a week, Brand has shared another three-minute video to both Twitter and Rumble, the latter being a social site where he already boasts over 1.4million followers and has urged his fans to join him. In the clip, Brand said the week since the claims were published had been 'extraordinary and distressing.' He said: 'I thank you very much for your support and for questioning the information that you've been presented with.' Brand went on to claim that moves to demonetise his content on social media platforms in the wake of sexual assault allegations made against him have occurred 'in the context of the Online Safety Bill'. One platform he had demonetised was YouTube, where he previously posted multiple videos a week and reportedly earned £1million annually. 'By now you're probably aware that the British Government have asked big tech platforms t){kind=link}
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Russell Brand has posted a fresh video online following days of accusations of rape, sexual assault, and controlling behaviour made against him by several women.
The 48-year-old Get Him to the Greek star hit headlines last weekend as several women made claims against him in an investigation by The Sunday Times, The Times, and Channel 4’s Dispatches.
He has been accused of inappropriate behaviour over a seven-year period at the height of his fame in TV, radio, and film from 2006 to 2013. One woman says she was just 16 when Brand assaulted her.
More women have since come forward with allegations, with the Metropolitan Police also having received a report of an alleged sexual assault in Soho, London in 2003.