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British comedian and actor Russell Brand has been charged with rape and sexual assault, Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said Friday.
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British police on Friday charged Russell Brand with rape and sexual assault following an 18-month investigation sparked when four women alleged they had been assaulted by the controversial comedian.
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Russell Brand is facing sexual assault, rape and emotional abuse allegations by multiple women. The U.K. newspaper The Times published a bombshell article about the actor and comedian, 48, on Saturday,
Alex Mahon apologised last year to a former staff member for not investigating a ‘serious’ allegation made against Russell Brand in 2009.
British police charged actor-comedian Russell Brand with rape and multiple counts of assault over a number of allegations between 1999 and 2005, a police statement on Friday said.
Russell Brand, comic turned commentator, is charged with multiple counts of rape and assault stemming from incidents alleged to have happened from 1999 to 2005.
In recent years, Brand has largely disappeared from mainstream media but has built up a large following online with videos mixing wellness and conspiracy theories.
Channel 4 said they didn't find any evidence employees knew of the accusations but found out one former employee made a 'serious and concerning allegation'
Comedian Russell Brand was charged Friday with rape and sexual assault. The charges came after an investigation by British police into complaints made by multiple women.
Brand has long denied sexual assault accusations, saying he was promiscuous in the past but relationships were “always consensual.”