A woman has accused Russell Brand of exposing himself to her before laughing about it on his BBC Radio 2 show, in the wake of recent allegations against the 48-year old comedian.
It follows the Channel 4 Dispatches documentary in which four women accused Brand of sexual abuse – claims which he vehemently denies, adding that all his sexual relationships have been consensual.
The woman says the reported incident, which allegedly occurred in the Beeb’s Los Angeles studio in 2008, left her stunned.
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She adds that minutes after the alleged incident, he was heard laughing on air with his co-presenter, Matt Morgan, who told listeners Brand had “showed his willy to a lady”.
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It marks the first time Brand has been accused of sexual misconduct and then heard discussing it, according to BBC.
The broadcaster adds that its management were first made aware of the incident in 2019, but no action was taken.
A BBC statement says its sorry to hear the allegations and would investigate them as part of a review into Brand’s time at the BBC.
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Recalling the incident, the woman says she worked in the same building as the BBC studio, which she walked past on her way to the bathroom. As she approached the medicine cabinet, she said she felt the presence of someone behind her. She subsequently turned round to find the comedian standing before her.
“I was startled and got up and I realised it was the man that I’d let in – Russell,” she said, adding that Brand then called her “a bit of alright” and told her he was “going to f***” her.
And after telling him “No you’re not”, she claims Brand then pulled out his penis and “pretty much served it to me as you would be serving someone some food”.
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She says Brand then put his manhood away following a bang at the door by a member of his team. After texting a BBC member of staff about her ordeal at the time, the recipient of the message said he was already aware after hearing Brand talking about it in the studio.
The woman has since tracked down an audio recording of Brand’s show with Morgan that day, meanwhile, which aired on June 21, 2008. In it, Morgan tells listeners: “It’s been 25 minutes since he [Brand] showed his w***y to a lady.”
Brand responds, laughing: “Very easy to judge! Very easy to judge!”. The chat concludes with podcast host Morgan adding “Receive this! He got told off for ringing a bell, minutes later he’s showing his w***y.”
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On Friday (September 15), Brand denied the allegations outlined against him in the documentary in a video statement, saying: “Amidst this litany of astonishing, rather baroque attacks are some very serious allegations that I absolutely refute. These allegations pertain to the time when I was working in the mainstream, when I was in the newspapers all the time, when I was in the movies, and as I’ve written about extensively in my books I was very, very promiscuous.
“Now during that time of promiscuity the relationships I had were absolutely, always consensual. It’s worth mentioning there are witnesses whose evidence directly contradicts the narratives these two mainstream outlets are trying to construct, apparently in what seems to me to be a co-ordinated attack. I don’t want to get into this any further because of the serious nature of the allegations but I feel like I’m being attacked and plainly they are working very closely together.”
On Tuesday morning,, his Youtube channel was deleted and demonetised as a result of the allegations made against him.
If you have been affected by this story, contact Rape Crisis England & Wales for free confidential support and information on 08088029999 or their website or 08088010302 if you’re calling from Scotland.
You can contact the Domestic and Sexual Abuse helpline on 0808 802 1414 if you are in Ireland.
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