British comedian and actor, Russell Brand recently grabbed the headlines after he was accused of committing rape, sexual assault and abuse between 2006 and 2013. Four women alleged that the comedian had sexually assaulted them while he worked as a presenter for channels BBC Radio 2 and Channel 4.
Singer Katy Perry’s ex-husband, Russell Brand has however denied all the accusations made by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4 Dispatches. As per the investigation made by The Times, one woman accused the comedian of rape, while another said that Brand assaulted her when she was in school at the age of 16. The two incidents were reportedly occurred in Los Angeles.
Russell Brand Denies R*pe Accusations
However, Russell Brand denied all the allegations made against him. Taking to X (formerly known as Twitter) the comedian shared a video message, Russell said, “Amidst this litany of astonishing rather baroque attacks are some very serious allegations that I absolutely refute”. Denying the accusations Brand said that all of his relationships have been consensual. Watch video-
Celebs Comes In Support Of Russell Brand
Many celebrities came out in support of comedian-actor, Russell Brand. X/Twitter CEO, Elon Musk reacted to Russell Brand’s Twitter video and wrote, “Of course. They don’t like competition.”
Apart from Elon Musk, social media influencer Andrew Tate, who is awaiting a trial in Romania for rape and human trafficking charges, took to Twitter and wrote, “Welcome to the club.”
Political commenter Tucker Carlson also shared support for Brand and tweeted, “Criticize the drug companies, question the war in Ukraine, and you can be pretty sure this is going to happen”.
About Russell Brand
Russell Brand started his career as a comedian and rose to fame in 2000s. Russell also hosted shows Big Brother’s Big Mouth. He later appeared in Hollywood films like, Forgetting Sarah Marshall in 2008 and the remake of Arthur in 2011. Russell Brand was later married to popular American singer Katy Perry in 2010 in India, however the two parted ways in 2012. Recently Brand turned himself into a political commentator and influencer posting YouTube videos on topics like the war in Ukraine and covid on his channel which has 6Million subscribers.
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