Russell Brand Interviewed by Police Over Sexual Offence Allegations
Brand Denies Allegations as Additional Accusers Come Forward
- Comedian Russell Brand has been interviewed by the Metropolitan Police over allegations of sexual offences, including rape, assault and emotional abuse, dating between 2006 and 2013.
- Brand denies all allegations, stating that all his relationships were 'absolutely, always consensual'.
- The allegations were first brought to light in a joint investigation by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4 Dispatches.
- Since the investigation, the Metropolitan Police have received a number of additional allegations of sexual offences against Brand, both in London and elsewhere in the country.
- The BBC and other media companies Brand has worked for have launched reviews into his behavior and their response.