Timeline of events around Russell Brand allegations

Nish Kumar has addressed why he believes Russell Brand’s television career dried up in 2018 and 2019.

Speaking on his shared podcast Pod Save The UK alongside journalist Coco Khan the pair discussed the allegations which have since been made public.

The comedian, 38, suggested that people were “simply not willing” to work with Brand.

He said: “I think if you look at Russell Brand’s IMDB page, you see that his television work in Britain starts to dry up around 2018, 2019. And that’s simply because increasingly people were just not willing to work with him.”

Russell Brand: In Plain Sight: Dispatches aired on September 16 and immediately made headlines.

READ MORE Piers Morgan slams MP’s ‘Orwellian’ demand over Russell Brand content

In the documentary, the 48-year-old was accused of rape, sexual assault, and emotional abuse between 2006 and 2013 during the height of his fame – claims he “absolutely refutes”.

He has denied claims of rape, sexual assault, and emotional abuse in a statement he uploaded on social media via video and confirmed all of his relationships have been consensual.

The comedian shared a video statement denying “criminal” and “very serious” allegations, which he said had been put to him in the form of a letter and email from an unnamed television programme and newspaper.

He stated: “Amidst this litany of astonishing, rather baroque attacks are some very serious allegations that I absolutely refute.

Don’t miss…
Russell Brand ‘exposed himself to woman then joked about it on BBC Radio 2 show'[LATEST]
Russell Brand forced to pull down ‘illegal’ security fence protecting his pub[COUNCIL]
Katherine Ryan talks Russell Brand allegations after ‘unnamed predators’ remark[INSIGHT]

We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info

“These allegations pertain to the time when I was working in the mainstream, when I was in the newspapers all the time when I was in the movies, and as I’ve written about extensively in my books, I was very very promiscuous.

“Now during that time of promiscuity, the relationships I had were absolutely, always consensual.”

Brand has been a recognisable name for approximately 20 years after kick starting his career as a comedian before hitting Hollywood for the big screen.

Read Russell Brand’s statement in full here.

Source: Read Full Article