Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse

Ubisoft executives have been arrested following an investigation into alleged instances of sexual assault and harassment within its offices.Per Libération, three individuals were arrested on October 3 and another two were taken into custody on October 4. Among them are Tommy François and Serge Hascoët, who both left the publisher after the allegations were made public.François was Ubisoft Paris’ vice president of editorial and creative services, working on series like Assassin’s Creed, Prince Of Persia, Tom Clancy’s The Division, Watch Dogs and others.Joining in 1988, Hascoët served as Ubisoft’s chief creative officer and oversaw the reboots and revivals of Assassin’s Creed and the two Tom Clancy properties Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon.Several years ago, Ubisoft was accused of housing “a toxic system within the [third] biggest studio in the industry, dominated by untouchable men, protected by ‘a wall of HR'” in the report published by Libération in 2020.In response, Ubisoft commenced its own investigations into the claims and conducted an internal survey, concluding one in five employees did not feel “fully respected or safe in the work environment”.Additionally, women were 30 per cent more likely to experience or witness discrimination than men, while non-binary people were 43 per cent more likely to be targeted.“We want to start by apologising to everyone affected by this – we are truly sorry,” said Ubisoft in a statement, pledging that it would “do better” in the future.“Ubisoft has no knowledge of what has been shared and therefore can’t comment,” said a spokesperson to Gamesindustry.biz on the arrests.

British police have opened a sex crimes investigation triggered by news reports about comedian Russell Brand.

Russell Brand of exposing himself to her and then laughing about it minutes later on his BBC Radio 2 show.The woman, who remains anonymous, said the incident occurred in 2008 when she was working in the same building as the BBC in Los Angeles.Minutes later, Brand was recorded laughing about the encounter, with his co-presenter saying that the comedian “showed his willy to a lady”.Brand has not yet responded to the latest allegation. His co-presenter Matt Morgan told the BBC he was “not aware until now of the nature of this encounter”.Describing the incident, the woman alleges that she answered the door to Brand and his team, who were there to pre-record an episode of The Russell Brand Show for Radio 2.She then went to the bathroom to get some sinus medication, walking past the radio studio.

Russell Brand has posted a video addressing a “distressing week” following allegations of rape, sexual assault and controlling behaviour by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches in a joint investigation.The actor, comedian and presenter had already denied what he termed “very serious criminal allegations” in a video that was released last week (September 15). In the video, Brand insisted that his relationships have always been consensual.The allegations against Brand relate to a seven year period “at the height of his fame” between 2006 and 2013 according to The Sunday Times and come from four women, one of whom was 16 at the time.

Another woman has come forward with accusations against Russell Brand.

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.

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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.

Scottish icon Billy Connolly reportedly had a few harsh words for Russell Brand over his behaviour whilst on the set of a musical.

Another day, another controversial resurfaced clip of Russell Brand!

YouTube said Tuesday that Russell Brand will no longer make money from the video streaming site after several women made allegations of sexual assault against the comedian-turned-influencer.

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.

An upcoming Russell Brand show has been cancelled amid allegations of rape and sexual assault.

aired on the talk show “Loose Women” mere days before Markle and Prince Harry’s 2018 wedding, has Brand, 48, recalling his time on the film alongside the Duchess of Sussex.“Is it true that you’ve snogged Meghan Markle?” asked one of the hosts during the interview. “As a matter of fact it is,” proclaimed Brand, eliciting a wild response from the crowd.

Comedian Russell Brand has been accused of sexual assault, rape and predatory behaviour between 2006 and 2013 by four women. The allegations were published in the U.K. on Saturday as part of a joint investigation by the London Times and Channel 4's Dispatches.

Just days after the bombshell report accusing Russell Brand of sexual assault dropped, he is being accused of even more heinous crimes. On Monday, the UK newspaper The Times

Russell Brand's wife Laura Gallacher is fully behind the comedian as he battles to clear his name of "rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse".These criminal allegations first emerged last Friday, with the 48 year old himself pre-empting a Dispatches programme on Channel 4 - combining an investigation by The Times, Sunday Times and the broadcaster - which went to air the following evening.They include the harming of four individuals; assault of a British schoolgirl and the raping of a woman in Los Angeles. He revealed in a YouTube video: "I’ve received two extremely disturbing letters... listing a litany of extremely egregious and aggressive attacks...

London Hughes has claimed her talent manager warned her not to sleep with Russell Brand.

London’s Metropolitan Police have urged any alleged victims to come forward following a catalogue of historic allegations against Russell Brand.