Prosecutors Asked To Consider Criminal Charges Against Russell Brand

What a creep! Brand found the accusations “ … very hurtful.”

https://deadline.com/2024/11/russell-brand-prosecutors-criminal-charges-sexual-assault-1236165483/

The decision by law enforcement stems from a September 2023 investigative report by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4 Dispatches, which includes testimony from four women who accused the Forgetting Sarah Marshall actor of sexual assault, rape and emotional abuse across a seven-year period at the height of his fame in 2006-2013. One of the women, none of whom know each other and the majority of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity, was 16 at the time of the offense. While Brand has denied the allegations, the women said they felt compelled to speak up given the former presenter’s newfound platform as a right-wing evangelical influencer, who is currently selling a $240 “magical amulet” that wards off Wi-Fi and other “evil energies.”

Since then, police have interviewed Brand three times. The Metropolitan Police said in a statement to BBC that it had received numerous sexual offense reports from women following the original exposé. “A man in his 40s had been interviewed by officers under caution on three separate occasions,” the group said.

A number of media outlets — including BBC, Channel 4 and production company Banijay UK — have apologized or addressed not adequately logging complaints made against Brand throughout his various positions at the companies.