{"id":143532,"date":"2023-11-15T01:42:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T01:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=143532"},"modified":"2023-11-15T01:42:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T01:42:07","slug":"russell-brand-update-three-complaints-were-made-to-bbc-about-hosts-behaviour-before-he-was-publicly-accused-of-rape-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/world-news\/russell-brand-update-three-complaints-were-made-to-bbc-about-hosts-behaviour-before-he-was-publicly-accused-of-rape-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Brand update: Three complaints were made to BBC about host\u2019s behaviour before he was publicly accused of rape | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THREE complaints were made to the BBC about Russell Brand&#x27;s behaviour before he was publicly accused of rape.<\/p>\n<p>The comedian, 48, is now subject to five complaints relating to his time working as a radio host for the broadcaster between 2006 and 2008.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2012-british-comedian-actor-russell-857065137.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Two of the complaints have been made within the last two months and are understood not to be of a serious sexual nature.<\/p>\n<p>But the other three complaints were made before Brand was accused of rape and sexual assault in September &#8211; when four women made claims to the Sunday Times and Channel 4&#x27;s Dispatches programme.<\/p>\n<p>Brand has vehemently\u00a0denied any wrongdoing and insists his relationships were &quot;always consensual&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>One of the complaints was made to the corporation in 2019 regarding alleged misconduct at a BBC premises in Los Angeles 11 years earlier.<\/p>\n<h2>Read more news<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tp-composite-age-of-consent.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tp-composite-age-of-consent.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tp-composite-age-of-consent.jpg\"><\/picture><span>TOO YOUNG? <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>As Russell Brand scandal sparks age of consent debate&#8230; should it be raised?<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2012-british-comedian-actor-russell-857065137.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2012-british-comedian-actor-russell-857065137.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2012-british-comedian-actor-russell-857065137.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BRAND PROBE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Actress accusing Russell Brand of &#x27;sexual assault&#x27; says she felt &#x27;disgusted&#x27;<\/h3>\n<p>The other two complaints were made to the corporation between 2006 and 2008 &#8211; during Brand&#x27;s time as a radio host for the BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music.<\/p>\n<p>The nature of these complaints has not been revealed, though.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Johnston, director of the BBC&#x27;s editorial complaints and reviews, is probing whether managers at the corporation were aware of the allegation and what action was taken.<\/p>\n<p>At least ten women are understood to have come forward to make public claims against the comedian so far.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in The Sun<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TM-EVIL_COMP.jpg\"><\/picture><span>WHERE EVIL LAY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Hamas \u2018hospital base\u2019 revealed as IDF video shows lair filled with weapons<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/crop-24725997.jpg\"><\/picture><span>hard time <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Jonnie Irwin in heartbreaking update as terminally ill star reveals hospital dash<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/newspress-collage-24724218-1699904364840.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BACK ON <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Moment ice hocky star whose skate slit Adam Johnson&#8217;s throat gets standing ovation<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/KH_13_11_BECKY_COMP.jpg\"><\/picture><span>PLAYING VARD <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Becky humiliated Jamie racking up \u00a33m court bill and now she&#8217;s splashing cash<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Brand has been accused of rape,\u00a0sexual assault, and abuse by four women including, one of whom\u00a0was aged 16\u00a0at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Channel 4&#x27;s Dispatches programme, which aired on Channel 4 on September 16, one woman claimed she was sexually assaulted by Brand during a three-month relationship when she was 16.<\/p>\n<p>Another alleged she was raped at his Los Angeles home in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations also include emotional and physical abuse.<\/p>\n<p>One of the claimants also says they were sexually assaulting while working as an actress on the set of a movie in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>A lawsuit claims the Brand exposed himself to the woman on set before forcing her to perform sex acts on him in a bathroom stall.<\/p>\n<p>The Sun is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video.<\/p>\n<p>Download our fantastic, new and improved free App for the best ever Sun Online experience. For iPhone click here, for Android click here.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com\/TheSun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2013-los-angeles-california-british-857065144.jpg\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/24731909\/major-russell-brand-update-bbc-complainants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THREE complaints were made to the BBC about Russell Brand&#x27;s behaviour before he was publicly accused of rape. 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