“I need your support more than ever.” In a video published on his social networks, actor Russell Brand came out of silence to react to the accusations of rape and sexual assault made by several women against him.
“It’s obvious that this week has been difficult and difficult. Thank you so much for your support and for challenging the information that was presented to you,” the 48-year-old actor said.
Two new accusations
In a joint journalistic investigation Sunday weather AND The timesIn addition to Channel 4, four women accused Russell Brand of rape or sexual assault between 2006 and 2013, when the actor was at the height of his career, both as a presenter on BBC Radio 2 and Channel 4 and as an actor in Hollywood.
Russell Brand denies the allegations and says his relationships have always been “consensual.” He defended himself again in the video, adding that the British government was trying to “censor” him.
“You probably know that the British government has asked the main technology platforms to censor my online content and that some of them have accepted this request,” he assured the cameras.
On Monday, London police announced that they had received a complaint against the actor for a sexual assault that allegedly occurred in 2003. Another woman also accused Russell Brand of exposing himself to her in 2008, while he was working in the same BBC building in The Angels. where the comedian presented a radio show.
During his career as a comedian, on television and in film, in the United Kingdom and then in the United States, Russell Brand was noted for his repeated escapades, his former addiction to alcohol and heroin, and his brief marriage to the pop singer. Katy Perry and his tendency to brag about his many female conquests.
He has recently made numerous conspiratorial, anti-vaccine and anti-mainstream comments on his YouTube channel, followed by more than 6 million subscribers, or on his X account (formerly Twitter) with more than 11 million subscribers.
The matter sparked reactions all the way to Downing Street, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s spokesman speaking on Monday of “very serious and worrying allegations.” The media outlets that employed Russell Brand also indicated on Sunday that they would investigate these allegations internally.
Source: BFM TV
