Comedian Russell Brand denies allegations of sexual assault published by three UK news organizations
Associated PressLONDON — Three British news organizations reported Saturday that comedian and social influencer Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and abuse based on allegations from four women who knew him over a seven-year period at the height of his fame. The Sunday Times, The Times of London and Channel 4’s “Dispatches” said that one woman alleged she had been raped, while three others accused him of sexual assault. Before the stories were published, Brand posted a video online denying the allegations, which had been outlined in two “extremely disturbing letters” from a “mainstream media” television company and a newspaper. “To see that transparency metastasized into something criminal, that I absolutely deny, makes me question is there another agenda at play,” Brand said.