TheQuartering [9/22/2023]
Another woman has come forward accusing actor and comedian Russell Brand of sexual misconduct. She claims he exposed himself to her and then laughed about it shortly after.
According to BBC, the woman says the encounter occurred in 2008, when she was working in the same building as Brand. She said the interaction left her “stunned.”
Afterward, Brand allegedly was recorded laughing with his co-host, Matt Morgan, who said Brand had “showed his willy to a lady.”
Morgan told BBC he was “not aware until now of the nature of this encounter.”
Brand took to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday to thank his fans for their support.
“Obviously it’s been an extraordinary and distressing week and I thank you very much for your support and questioning the information you’ve been presented with,” he said.
The BBC said in a statement to Fox News Digital that they were sorry to hear the allegations and that they would investigate them as part of a review of Brand’s time with the broadcasting network.
“We’re very sorry to hear of these allegations and we will look into them. We are conducting a review to look at allegations of this nature and if the woman who has shared her story is willing to speak to us, we would be very keen to hear from her and anyone else who may have information,” a BBC spokesperson said.
“A key part of the review is to understand what complaints were made at the time, if there was knowledge of Russell Brand’s conduct while he worked on BBC radio, and what was done as a result. We will of course speak to the bureau team and anyone who was working there in 2008 as part of this,” the statement continued.
“Further, the Director General has been very clear that some broadcasts from that period were, and are, inexcusable and totally unacceptable, and would never be aired today.”