Timeline of events around Russell Brand allegations
Leigh Francis, otherwise known as his alter ego Keith Lemon, has spoken out following the allegations made against Russell Brand.
Russell has recently been accused of one allegation of rape, sexual assault and controlling and emotionally abusive behaviour in a documentary. He denies all the allegations.
Last week, Channel 4, The Times and The Sunday Times aired their investigation, Russell Brand: In Plain Sight, which claimed that four women had come forward with allegations about the comedian’s behaviour between 2006 and 2013.
Four women alleged that they were sexually assaulted by him during the peak of his career between 2006 and 2013.
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Speaking to MailOnline, he said: “I promised myself I wouldn’t comment on it – it’s just sad, isn’t it?
“It’s a saddening thing for everyone. It’s sad for the ladies, it’s sad for his family and it’s sad for him.”
He also touched upon cancel culture, continuing: “Yes, it’s easy to offend loads of people.”
On September 16, a Dispatches special was aired on Channel 4 detailing the accusations against Russell Brand.
Before the show was broadcast, Russell posted a lengthy YouTube video denying all the claims and said all his relationships had been consensual.
He said he was the subject of a “coordinated attack” involving some “very serious allegations that I absolutely refute”.
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In the statement, Russell said: “These allegations pertain to the time when I was working in the mainstream, when I was in the newspapers all the time, when I was in the movies. And as I’ve written about extensively in my books, I was very, very promiscuous. Now, during that time of promiscuity, the relationships I had were absolutely always consensual. I was always transparent about that.”
The BBC has stated that they are “urgently looking into the issues raised”. Channel 4 has also launched an investigation.
A latter’s statement added: “We will be writing to all our current suppliers reminding them of their responsibilities under our Code of Conduct, as we are committed to ensuring our industry has safe, inclusive and professional working environments.”
In a statement, the platform said: “We have suspended monetisation on Russell Brand’s channel for violating our Creator Responsibility policy. If a creator’s off-platform behaviour harms our users, employees or ecosystem, we take action to protect the community.”
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