lBritish actor, presenter, comedian and writer Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and psychological abuse. some women (one of them stated that at the time of the events she had only 16 years old). The violence in question allegedly occurred over a period of seven years. This was revealed during an investigation carried out Time, Sunday Times AND Departures channel 4.
Allegations against Russell Brand
The investigation contains a number of serious allegations against the leading actor in films such as Forget Sarah Marshall AND Take him to the Greek. Really Four women said they were sexually assaulted during a series of relationships between 2006 and 2013 between California and London..
Among them was a man who was 16 years old at the time of the events and who, according to the stories, while riding in a taxi towards Brand’s house, the driver warned: “Please don’t go into this house. I know what’s going on there, and I’ve seen people like you. I also have a 16 year old daughter, don’t do this.he would tell her. Another woman then spoke about rape without a condom against a wall in the actor’s home in California.
Besides them, a lot others (read “hundreds of people”) they reported being subjected to harassment, predatory behavior and abuse. The investigation in question lasted many years, and now Russell Brand is facing a large number of charges.
A career with ups and downs
Has Russell Brand’s past many difficult moments. He said that he was abused by one of his teachers when he was seven years old. Then his mother’s illness forced him to live with relatives for many years. As a boy, he was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and bipolar disorder. Then, in adolescence, she suffered from bulimia nervosa, practiced self-harm and used drugs..
Russell Brand on January 24, 2020 in Los Angeles. (Getty Images)
Success came to him in the UK thanks to a television program and radio show.. His acting career then led him to America, where he met Katy Perry, who became his wife. Their marriage lasted from October 23, 2010 to December 30, 2011. Brand now lives in London with his partner Laura Gallagher, with whom he has a daughter, Mabel, born in 2016.
In 2022 he starred in two films: Murder on the Nile Kenneth Branagh and Catherine Lena Dunham. But in recent years his commitments to films became smaller and smaller: Essentially, he reinvented himself as political commentator (loved by conservative audiences) e Social media star, vaccine skeptic.
Russell’s Statements: “Consensual Relationships Only”
A few days ago, the comedian and actor posted a video on X (formerly Twitter) and YouTube to respond to the allegations he received.
He immediately attacked the media outlets that published the investigation (“Coincidentally, all these accusations are coming from the mainstream media, which I have criticized so much. Could this be a coincidence?”) and he denied any involvement. “The relationships I have had have always been completely mutual. I’ve always been open about it, almost too open,” he said.
It still is. “I don’t mind them using my books and my show to talk about my promiscuous and consensual behavior in the past. What I seriously deny are the very serious criminal charges.“
At the moment there is no real claim against Brand yet, but Scotland Yard said it was monitoring the case. and encouraged other alleged victims to come forward. The allegations, however, reached Channel 4 and the BBC, where the actor and comedian works. There is talk of “serious internal investigations.” Meanwhile, the actor continues his performance in the theater as if nothing had happened.
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