British comedian Russell Brand’s performances have been postponed following allegations of assault.
Nach Vorwürfen sexueller Übergriffe sind mehrere Auftritte des britischen Comedians Russell BrandThe event scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed, according to the organizer. The Guardian reported that all public appearances by Brand for the next ten days have been canceled by the organizer. Additionally, his publisher has suspended all ongoing book projects with the comedian. Several British media outlets had previously reported on women accusing the comedian of sexual misconduct.
Die Polizei in London teilte mit, infolge der Veröffentlichungen einen Hinweis auf einen weiteren möglichen Übergriff aus dem Jahr 2003 erhalten und rief mutmaßliche Opfer auf, sich zu melden. Die Polizei erklärte, sie sei in Kontakt mit den Zeitungen und den Dokumentarfilmern des Senders Channel 4, „um sicherzustellen, dass jede, die glaubt, Opfer eines Sexualdelikts geworden zu sein, weiß, wie sie dies der Polizei melden kann“.
On Saturday, the newspapers Sunday Times and Times, as well as the television channelChannel 4 in einer gemeinsamen Recherche über Vorwürfe gegen den 48-Jährigen berichtet. Demnach werfen vier Frauen Brand vor, sie zwischen 2006 und 2013 sexuell missbraucht zu haben. Brand wies die Vorwürfe kategorisch zurück.
One of the women reportedly stated that Brand raped her in his house in Los Angeles. Another said that she was sexually assaulted by the celebrity during a three-month relationship when she was only 16 and still in school. In addition to the four women with abuse allegations, other women claimed that Brand emotionally exploited and abused them.
The brand denies the allegations.
The comedian and actor had already released a video on Friday in which he stated that he was facing „very serious criminal accusations“. „I completely deny these allegations.“ He believes it is a „coordinated“ media attack against him.
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The BBC, with whom Brand collaborated on radio shows between 2006 and 2008, stated that they are urgently examining the questions raised by the accusations.
A spokesperson for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said: „These are very serious and concerning allegations, and they want everyone who believes they have been a victim of sexual assault to come forward and speak to the police.“