the metropolitan police has confirmed it s received a report of an alleged sexual assault in 2003, and is in contact with the woman, following media investigations into claims made against the comedian russell brand. four women have accused him of sexual assault and emotional abuse, allegations he denies. one of them, who was 16 at the time, has told the bbc that brand said people close to him discussed how to keep the fact she was so young, out of the public eye. his current uk live tour has now been postponed, and he s been dropped by his publisher. we ll assess the significance of the met s involvement, but first, here s our media correspondent, david sillito. i can pretend to be nice for a little bit. russell brand. on this weekend s dispatches programme he was accused of rape and multiple counts of sexual assault. i ll sleep on the sofa. the comedian now faces further allegations. more women have come forward. the metropolitan police say a complaint has been made to them
have disassociated themselves from him and his upcoming theatre show is now being postponed. our media correspondent has the latest. i can pretend to be nice for a little bit. russell brand. on this weeekend s dispatches programme he was accused of rape and multiple counts of sexual assault. i ll sleep on the sofa. the comedian now faces further allocations. more women have come forward. the metropolitan police say a complaint has been made to them of a sexual assault in 2003. russell brand says it s all untrue, and suggests a mainstream media plot. what i refute are these very, very serious criminal allegations. also, it s worth mentioning that there are witnesses whose evidence directly contradicts the narrative is that these two mainstream media outlets are trying to construct, apparently in what seems to me to be a coordinated attack. a suggestion that one of the women interviewed by dispatches says is simply insulting. it s laughable that he would even imply that this
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