Russell Brand denies allegations of rape, emotional abuse

Comedian and actor Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse at the height of his fame, between 2006 and 2013. 

The allegations emerged after a joint investigation by the Sunday Times, the Times and Channel 4 Dispatches.

Brand denied the allegations and said that his relationships have always been consensual. Of the five alleged victims, four of them were anonymous. 

The women alleged that Brand abused them when he worked for BBC Radio 2 and Channel 4 and starred in Hollywood films.

One woman accused him of rape and another one said Brand assaulted her when she was 16 and still at school.

Channel 4 TV’s documentary show Dispatches broadcast several clips of the women on X, formerly known as Twitter, describing the alleged incidents, according to an Al Jazeera report.

It isn't clear if any of the women filed a police complaint. “Amidst this litany of astonishing, rather baroque attacks are some very serious allegations that I absolutely refute,” Brand said in a video message posted on X.