and presenter russell brand of sexual assault says his response to the allegations has been insulting . the woman, known as alice , says she was 16 at the time, and is one of four women alleging he assaulted them in the uk and us between 2006 and 2013. russell brand denies the claims saying his relationships have been always consensual . the bbc and channel 4 the broadcasters where he used to work have both launched investigations. here s helena wilkinson. actor, comedian, entertainer russell brand, now accused of serious allegations by four women, including rape and sexual assault, allegations he denies. one of his accusers, alice, not her real name, alleges that russell brand assaulted her when he was in his early 30s and she was 16 and still at school. she spoke to radio 4 s woman s hour and had this to say about his denials. first of all, i think it is insulting. it is laughable he would even imply that this is some kind of mainstream media conspiracy. he is not ou
it s monday the 18th of september. more women have reportedly come forward with allegations about russell brand. today s times newspaper claims several women have contacted its journalists since saturday, when it published the accounts of four women who said the comedian had raped or sexually assaulted them. russell brand has denied those claims and insisted all his relationships were consensual. our media correspondent david sillito reports. russell brand, comedian, actor, political commentator, accused of multiple sexual assaults and the rape of a woman that the programme dispatches called nadia. he s grabbing at my underwear, pulling it to the side. i m telling him to get off me and he won t get off. i was very distraught, trying to get out of the house. with him being so much taller than me, like, holding me up against the wall. further details have now been published about nadia reporting the incident to a rape crisis centre and also a series of text messages that the
in 2003, following the media investigation into russell brand. they say they are in contact with the woman and providing her with support. it is three years earlier than the allegations by four women of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse by brand which emerged at the weekend all of which he denies. one of the women, who was 16 at the time, has told the bbc that brand said his management discussed how to keep the fact that she was so young out of the public eye for fear it would hurt his image. a number of organisations have disassociated from him and his upcoming theatre shows have been postponed. our media correspondent david sillito has the latest.> russell brand, on this we can s dispatches programme he was accused of rape and multiple counts of sexual assault. the comedian now faces further allocations. more women have conferred to go forward. the metropolitan police say a complaint has been made to them of a sexual assault in 2003. russell brand says it is all un
out of his business. this is operation dudula, an anti migrant campaign group and newly formed political party. what gives you the right for that? i m a citizen. i m legally here. we re not vigilantes. they say they want all undocumented migrants to leave south africa. we grew up in an apartheid time, when things were much - better than what it is now. but now, the way things - are happening, the government is failing us in law. but critics accuse them of xenophobia and vigilantism. good morning! how are you? the migrants they are the poorest of the poor and are vulnerable. they d rather go to them and rattle them, instead of rattling the cages of the guys living in the glass houses. hundreds gathered in centraljohannesburg for operation dudula s conference. the mood is celebratory. but listen to some of the words. this man is singing, we will go to the gas station, buy some petrol and burn the foreigners . at the conference, members vote overwhelmingly in favour of becomi
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