The Met police have said they received a report on Sunday of an alleged sexual assault from 2003 following @channel4dispatches and @TheTimes investigation about Russell Brand. #C4Dispatches — Channel 4 Dispatches (@C4Dispatches) September 18, 2023YouTube has now also suspended the monetisation of Russell Brand’s channel for “violating our Creator Responsibility policy”. Metropolitan Police investigating Russell Brand after sexual assault allegationsThe Metropolitan Police said in a statement on Monday that they had received an allegation of sexual assault in 2003. The statement read: "We are postponing these few remaining addiction charity fundraiser shows, we don’t like doing it – but we know you’ll understand.”The BBC say they are "urgently looking into the issues raised" by allegations about Russell Brand in the #C4Dispatches documentary, Russell Brand: In Plain Sight. Remaining tickets for Brand's other two tour dates in Plymouth and Wolverhampton have been made unavailable to purchase on the Ticketmaster website.

Source: The Times September 19, 2023 07:17 UTC