Russell Brand: A comedy career built on controversy

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2023-09-18 17:54:15  • 1 min

Russell Brand: A comedy career built on controversy

Russell Brand: A comedy career built on controversyClose

BBC correspondent Chi Chi Izundu examines the controversies throughout the career of comedian and actor Russell Brand.

Brand has been accused of rape and sexual assaults between 2006 and 2013, which he denies, saying his relationships were "always consensual".

The BBC, Channel 4 and a production firm have said they are investigating after allegations that Russell Brand sexually assaulted four women.

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LONDON (AP) A senior British politician on Monday urged police to investigate sexual assault allegations against Russell Brand, as entertainment industry...
Russell Brand is facing accusations of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse over a seven-year period. The actor and comedian is also said to have...
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2023-09-17 21:30:54  • 2 mins
By Paul Glynn Entertainment reporter One of the women who has accused entertainer Russell Brand of sexual assault when she was 16 has said his behaviour was...
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2023-09-18 12:08:50  • 1 min
By Doug Faulkner BBC News Comedian Katherine Ryan said she "wrestled" with whether to appear on television with a fellow comic she considered "dangerous"....
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2023-10-01 17:26:46  • 2 mins
By Ian Youngs & Paul Glynn BBC News The BBC has announced an internal review of Russell Brand's time working for the broadcaster. Brand hosted programmes...
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2023-09-19 14:06:52  • 1 min
By Helen Bushby Entertainment eporter The Metropolitan Police has received a report of an alleged sexual assault in 2003 in connection with The Times, The...
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2023-09-18 16:41:51  • 1 min
A former notorious Chelsea hooligan has lent his support to Russell Brand. A number of women, including a teenager, accused Brand of predatory behaviour in...
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2023-09-26 09:45:31  • 1 min
By Paul Glynn Entertainment reporter YouTube has suspended Russell Brand's channels from making money from adverts for "violating" its "creator...
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2023-09-19 08:07:04  • 1 min
The comedian, who is accused of sexual assault, spent the past two decades provoking. Recently he pivoted to a conspiracy-fueled YouTube persona. When...
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2023-09-19 23:03:51  • 2 mins
By Paul Glynn Entertainment reporter Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon has said the allegations made against Russell Brand are "horrendous" and that the industry...
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2023-09-20 11:48:53  • 1 min
Key Points YouTube has suspended advertising on comedian and actor Russell Brand's YouTube channel, who faces multiple allegations of sexual assault. Brand...
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2023-09-19 11:17:06  • 1 min
'It's disgusting, I feel ashamed,' woman says about Brand misconduct 'It's disgusting, I feel ashamed,' woman says about Brand misconductClose A woman has...
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2023-09-18 23:00:00  • 1 min
By Ian Youngs and Steven McIntosh BBC News The BBC, Channel 4 and a production firm have said they are investigating after allegations that Russell Brand...
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2023-09-17 16:47:45  • 1 min
Three British media outlets published an investigation in which four women accused him of sexual assault in a series of incidents between 2006 and 2013. The...
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2023-09-17 14:35:35  • 1 min
By Rachel Schraer Health and disinformation reporter The first time Russell Brand really dipped his toe into the water of conspiracy theories, in early 2021,...
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2023-09-21 09:28:55  • 1 min
By Helen Bushby Entertainment reporter The BBC should have "thoroughly investigated" after managers were told Russell Brand had exposed himself to a woman in...
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2023-09-22 15:07:44  • 1 min
Comedian and actor on Laura Kuenssberg programme Comedian and actor on Laura Kuenssberg programmeClose Actor and comedian Jon Culshaw was on the Sunday With...
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2023-10-01 10:42:36  • 1 min
The comedian was scheduled to perform three dates in Britain this month. Now theyve been postponed. Russell Brand postponed the remaining dates of a comedy...
The comedians channel has over six million followers, but he will be unable to draw income from advertising around his videos. YouTube suspended the comedian...
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2023-09-19 10:42:00  • 1 min
By Nomia Iqbal BBC News, Los Angeles A woman has accused Russell Brand of exposing himself to her and then laughing about it minutes later on his BBC radio...
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2023-09-21 17:00:52  • 1 min