LONDON (AP) — Three British news organizations reported Saturday that comedian and social influencer Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and abuse based on allegations from four women who knew him over a seven-year period at the height of his fame.
Brand denied the allegations and said that all of his relationships have been consensual.
The Sunday Times, The Times of London and Channel 4’s “Dispatches” said that one woman alleged she had been raped, while three others accused him of sexual assault.
Political Cartoons View All 1163 Images“Amidst this litany of astonishing, rather baroque attacks are some very serious allegations that I absolutely refute,” he said.
“To see that transparency metastasized into something criminal, that I absolutely deny, makes me question is there another agenda at play,” Brand said.
Persons:
Russell Brand, Brand, ”, ” Brand, Joe Rogan, “, Sarah Marshall ”, “ Arthur ”, Katy Perry
Organizations:
Sunday Times, The, BBC Radio, Hollywood
Locations:
British, London, Britain