Russell Brand accused by more women as BBC launches 'urgent' probe against comedian

Keith Lemon has broken his silence on Russell Brand after sexual assault allegations were made against him.

Russell Brand’s last show on mainstream British TV was binned without making it to air five years ago, following allegations by a female comedian of his predatory behaviour, according to The Sun newspaper.

Russell Brand really is getting properly canceled over this scandal. Though considering the severity of the scandal it feels pretty reasonable. (For more details on the rape and sexual assault allegations from last weekend’s exposé HERE.)

Russell Brand is speaking out after a week of headlines surrounding his sexual assault allegations.

The BBC is investigating a claim that Russell Brand flashed a woman before laughing about it on his radio show.

reported by the BBC, the alleged victim, whom they are calling Olivia, claimed the assault happened on June 16, 2008, during the time she was working at the BBC’s Los Angeles location. After letting Brand, 48, and his team inside for a taping, Olivia went to the bathroom next to the radio station, where she bent down and squatted to get some sinus medication from a medicine cabinet.

Comedian Katherine Ryan has broken her silence since the recent allegations were made against Russell Brand. It comes as the comedian-turned-Hollywood-star Russell was accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse.

Lorraine Kelly has revealed that she's taking a break from social media platform X, formerly Twitter, as things have 'gone a bit dark'.

Russell Brand has been accused of pinning a woman onto a sofa and kissing her, despite her telling him to stop.The claims have surfaced from a fifth woman less than a week after the comedian-turned-Hollywood-star was accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse. Russell Brand has strongly denied the previous accusations and said all his relationships were consensual.

BBC Director General Tim Davie has declined to rule out an external inquiry into the Russell Brand allegations as he stresses the issues surrounding the situation are “not wholly historic.”

K.J. Yossman BBC boss Tim Davie has said the Russell Brand controversy shows that media companies can’t be “complacent.” The BBC is currently investigating following allegations that comedian Brand raped and sexually assaulted four women.

Lorraine Kelly has told how she was left 'uncomfortable' by Russell Brand after he touched her thigh and called her a "slut" during an appearance on the Graham Norton Show in 2007.

K.J. Yossman Alex Mahon, boss of U.K.

Russell Brand is going to need some money for lawyers soon, but he certainly won’t be getting it from YouTube…

Another day, another controversial resurfaced clip of Russell Brand!

“What led to that being on air?,” questioned Director General Tim Davie of Russell Brand’s old BBC broadcasts today, as he set out the scope of the review into Brand, which should report back in “weeks not months.”

The BBC has followed Channel 4’s lead by removing TV and audio shows that feature Russell Brand.

Big Brother spin-off Big Brother’s Big Mouth between 2004 and 2007. During these years, he also presented various shows on MTV, E4 and BBC Radio, before landing roles in Hollywood movies like 2008’s Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him To The Greek.In recent years, the comedian is better known for his political activism and YouTube channel – where he has over 6million subscribers.

Russell Brand's father has taken to Facebook to defend his son, as he continues to face allegations of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse.The allegations were brought to light in the joint investigation by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4, and aired on TV in a harrowing episode of Channel 4's Dispatches The comedian and actor, 48, has denied the claims, and now his father, Ron Brand, has defended him from these accusations, posting a furious rant on his Facebook account. Ron has claimed that the BBC, and other media outlets, are pursuing a "vendetta" against his son, by spreading these "unproven allegations." According to the Daily Mail, the 80-year-old wrote: "Is this seriously the most important thing happening in this world? Immigrants? Cost of living? 10s of thousands killed in Ukraine? Who is prioritising at BBC News.

UPDATED 08:29 a.m. PT: The BBC has now joined with Banijay in launching an urgent investigation into the Russell Brand allegations.