Russell Brand’s behaviour a product of a UK comedy scene that’s ‘riddled with misogyny’

British police face growing calls to investigate sexual assault allegations against comedian Russell Brand

The claims show that misogyny still ‘evident in all aspects of society, and definitely reflected on the UK comedy circuit’, an observer says

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Published: 1:00am, 19 Sep 2023

Senior British politicians on Monday urged police to investigate sexual assault allegations against Russell Brand, as the UK entertainment industry faced questions about whether the comedian’s bad behaviour went unchallenged because of his fame.

Brand denies allegations of sexual assault made by four women in a Channel 4 television documentary and The Times and Sunday Times newspapers.

The accusers, who have not been named, include one who said she was sexually assaulted during a relationship with him when she was 16. Another woman says Brand raped her in Los Angeles in 2012. Brand, 48, has rejected all the claims, saying in a video statement that his relationships were “always consensual”.

The Times on Monday said that more women had contacted the newspaper with allegations against Brand and they would be “rigorously checked”.

Max Blain, spokesman for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, said the claims were “very serious and concerning”, and those making the allegations should be “treated seriously and treated with sensitivity”.

Russell Brand’s behaviour a product of a UK comedy scene that’s ‘riddled with misogyny’

British police face growing calls to investigate sexual assault allegations against comedian Russell Brand The claims show that misogyny still ‘evident in all aspects of society, and definitely reflected on the UK comedy circuit’, an observer says

British police face growing calls to investigate sexual assault allegations against comedian Russell Brand

The claims show that misogyny still ‘evident in all aspects of society, and definitely reflected on the UK comedy circuit’, an observer says