BBC opens probe into Russell Brand sexual assault allegations

Britain’s public broadcaster, the BBC, said on Sunday it was urgently looking into allegations of sexual assault made against its former employee, the comedian and actor Russell Brand.to unspecified criminal allegations hours before the accusations of sexual assault, including rape, were published online by theRussell Brand leaves the Troubadour Theatre at Wembley Park after his show on Saturday night.

“The documentary and associated reports contained serious allegations, spanning a number of years,” the BBC said on Sunday. “Russell Brand worked on BBC radio programmes between 2006 and 2008 and we are urgently looking into the issues raised.” “Russell Brand categorically and vehemently denied the allegation made in 2020, but we now believe we were horribly misled by him,” it said.London’s Metropolitan Police said it had not received any official complaints, but that it was aware of the allegations.

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